Pilot Frederick Brown

Famous quotes containing the words pilot, frederick and/or brown:

    “Whenever the weather licks the pilot instead of him lickin’ the weather, he’s finished. The first time makes the second time easier. And the first thing he knows, he’s in trouble when the weather is perfect.”
    —Frank W. Wead (1895?–1947)

    “For should your hands drop white and empty
    All the toys of the world would break.”
    —John Frederick Nims (b. 1913)

    “Oh you brown bacon machine,
    how sweet you lie,
    gaining a pound and a half a day,
    you rolled-up pair of socks,
    you dog’s nightmare....”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)