John Thompson Parker

Famous quotes containing the words thompson and/or parker:

    “Cry,—clinging Heaven by the hems;
    And lo, Christ walking on the water
    Not of Gennesareth, but Thames!”
    —Francis Thompson (1859–1907)

    “If you’re going to write, don’t pretend to write down. It’s going to be the best you can do, and it’s the fact that it’s the best you can do that kills you.”
    —Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)