Maid of Norway

Famous quotes containing the words maid of, maid and/or norway:

    Women who marry early are often overly enamored of the kind of man who looks great in wedding pictures and passes the maid of honor his telephone number.
    Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)

    I thought it out this very day,
    Noon upon the clock,
    A man may put pretence away
    Who leans upon a stick,
    May sing, and sing until he drop,
    Whether to maid or hag....
    William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    A long time you have been making the trip
    From Havre to Hartford, Master Soleil,
    Bringing the lights of Norway and all that.
    Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)