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)

    “For one moment seek
    a lesser beauty
    and a lesser grace,
    but you will find
    no peace in the end
    save in her presence.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “A lady dying of diabetes
    Listened to the radio,
    Catching the lesser dithyrambs.
    So heaven collects its bleating lambs.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)