Lyric Street

Famous quotes containing the words lyric and/or street:

    “They are sworn enemies of lyric poetry.
    In prison they accompany the jailer,
    Enter cells to hear confessions.
    Their short-end comes down
    When you least expect it.”
    —Charles Simic (b. 1938)

    “The street is full of humiliations to the proud.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)