Pole Vault Stars

Famous quotes containing the words pole, vault and/or stars:

    “No exile at the South Pole or on the summit of Mont Blanc separates us more effectively from others than the practice of a hidden vice.”
    —Marcel Proust (1871–1922)

    “The constellated sounds
    ran sprinkling on earth’s floor
    As the dark vault above
    with stars was spangled o’er.”
    —Robert Bridges (1844–1930)

    “The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)