North Pacific Whale

Famous quotes containing the words north, pacific and/or whale:

    “Civilization must be destroyed. The hairy saints
    Of the North have earned this crumb by their complaints.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    “American future lies in the East. The great free markets of the Pacific Rim are the American destiny.”
    —Donald Freed, U.S. screenwriter, and Arnold M. Stone. Robert Altman. Richard Nixon (Philip Baker Hall)

    “And one rose in a tent of sea and gave
    A darkening shudder; water fell away;
    The whale stood shining, and then sank in spray.”
    —Yvor Winters (1900–1968)