Famous quotes containing the words northern, blue and/or jay:
“Our ancestors were savages. The story of Romulus and Remus being suckled by a wolf is not a meaningless fable. The founders of every state which has risen to eminence have drawn their nourishment and vigor from a similar wild source. It was because the children of the Empire were not suckled by the wolf that they were conquered and displaced by the children of the northern forests who were.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
“Dear Friend,
the canebrakes
nestled in the riverbanks lap,
their clusters broken
from the weight of blue bees,
have in time
become stumps.”
—Hla Stavhana (c. 50 A.D.)
“With a binding like youve got, people are gonna want to know whats in the book.”
—Alan Jay Lerner (19181986)
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