Pass Line Wins

Famous quotes containing the words pass, line and/or wins:

    “As I pass down the corridor
    past desperate faces at each cell,
    your eyes and my eyes may meet.
    You will be dark, unkempt,
    but I pray for one glimpse of your face
    why do I want this?”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “The line of separation was very distinct, and the Indian immediately remarked, “I guess you and I go there,—I guess there’s room for my canoe there.” This was his common expression instead of saying “we.” He never addressed us by our names, though curious to know how they were spelled and what they meant, while we called him Polis. He had already guessed very accurately at our ages, and said that he was forty-eight.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “You always read about it:
    the plumber with twelve children
    who wins the Irish Sweepstakes.
    From toilets to riches.
    That story.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)