Lesser

Famous quotes containing the word lesser:

“A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to live in it. A lesser writer may entice them in for a moment, but soon he will watch them filing out.”
—Cyril Connolly (1903–1974)

“I
Am here a Poet, that doth drink of life
As lesser men drink wine.”
—Ezra Pound (1885–1972)

“Earth in beauty dressed
Awaits returning spring.
All true love must die,
Alter at the best
Into some lesser thing.
Prove that I lie.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)