Holy House

Famous quotes containing the words holy and/or house:

“Even the newts are white,

Those holy Joes.
And the fish, the fish—
Christ! they are panes of ice.”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)

“There is nothing truly beautiful but that which can never be of any use whatsoever; everything useful is ugly, for it is the expression of some need, and man’s needs are ignoble and disgusting like his own poor and infirm nature. The most useful place in a house is the water-closet.”
—Théophile Gautier (1811–1872)