North Wind

Famous quotes containing the words north wind, north and/or wind:

    “The Moon’s the North Wind’s cooky,”
    —Vachel Lindsay (1879–1931)

    “The Anglo-Saxon hive have extirpated Paganism from the greater part of the North American continent; but with it they have likewise extirpated the greater portion of the Red race. Civilization is gradually sweeping from the earth the lingering vestiges of Paganism, and at the same time the shrinking forms of its unhappy worshippers.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)

    “Those craning birds are choice for you, songs that jump back
    To the built voice, or fly with winter to the bells,
    But do not travel down dumb wind like prodigals.”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)