Molten Glass

Famous quotes containing the words molten glass, molten and/or glass:

“And but for fancies, which aver
That all thy motions gently pass
Athwart a plane of molten glass,
I scarce could brook the strain and stir”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

“I wonder what subtle form of manslaughter is next on the program. Am I to be dropped into a vat of molten steel and become part of a new skyscraper, or are you going to ask this female to kiss me again and poison me to death?”
—Ernest Lehman (b.1920)

“Nor do I try to keep a garden, only
An avocado in a glass of water—”
—James Merrill (b. 1926)