Permanent Body

Famous quotes containing the words permanent and/or body:

    “There is no permanent class of hired laborers amongst us. Twenty five years ago, I was a hired laborer. The hired laborer of yesterday, labors on his own account today; and will hire others to labor for him tomorrow. Advancement—improvement in condition—is the order of things in a society of equals.”
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

    “Her body is a honey bowl
    Whose waiting honey is deep and hot.
    Her body is like summer earth,
    Receptive, soft, and absolute . . .”
    —Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)