Famous quotes containing the words james, gordon and/or bennett:
“The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)
“The mountains look on Marathon—
And Marathon looks on the sea;
And musing there an hour alone,
I dreamed that Greece might still be free;
For standing on the Persians’ grave,
I could not deem myself a slave.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
“Hating you shall be a game
Played with cool hands
And slim fingers.”
—Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902–1981)