Original Gorilla Body

Famous quotes containing the words original, gorilla and/or body:

    “Only the old are innocent. That is what the Victorians understood, and the Christians. Original sin is a property of the young. The old grow beyond corruption very quickly.”
    —Malcolm Bradbury (b. 1932)

    “For a tired man who just found a gorilla in his bed, I think I’m behaving very well.”
    —Ruth Rose. Ernest B. Schoedsack. Mr. Young (Regis Toomey)

    “Her mane falls wild on her forehead,
    And the light breeze moves me to caress her long ear
    That is delicate as the skin over a girl’s wrist.
    Suddenly I realize
    That if I stepped out of my body I would break
    Into blossom.”
    —James Wright (1927–1980)