Pole Vault Stars

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

    “I wouldn’t take the Pope too seriously. He’s a Pole first, a pope second, and maybe a Christian third.”
    —Muriel Spark (b. 1918)

    “Heaven froze above, severe; the clouds congeal,
    And through the crystal vault appeared the standing hail.”
    —Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)

    “The stars are pears
    that no one can reach,
    even for a wedding.
    Perhaps for a death.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)