Lesser

Famous quotes containing the word lesser:

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

“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 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)