Famous quotes containing the words mute and/or swans:
“From infancy, almost, the average girl is told that marriage is her ultimate goal; therefore her training and education must be directed toward that end. Like the mute beast fattened for slaughter, she is prepared for that.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)
“I have seen old ships sail like swans asleep”
—James Elroy Flecker (1884–1919)