Famous quotes containing the word knees:
“He had ragged long grass-coloured hair;
He had knees that stuck out of his hose;
He had puddle-water in his shoes;
He had half a cloak to keep him dry,
Although he had a squirrel’s eye.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“An absolute
patience.
Trees stand
up to their knees in
fog.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“My reason is not framed to bend or stoop: my knees are.”
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)