Original Bear Flag

Famous quotes containing the words original, bear and/or flag:

“There is no original truth, only original error.”
—Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962)

“Human kind
Cannot bear very much reality.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

“—Here, the flag snaps in the glare and silence
Of the unbroken ice. I stand here,
The dogs bark, my beard is black, and I stare
At the North Pole. . .
And now what? Why, go back.

Turn as I please, my step is to the south.”
—Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)