Red Imported Fire

Famous quotes containing the words red, imported and/or fire:

“Her breasts under her gown
are cold,
for a flower has grown,
murex-red
on the red gown.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

“If the jests that you crack have an orthodox smack,
You may get a bland smile from these sages;
But should it, by chance, be imported from France,
Half-a-crown is stopped out of your wages!”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

“When did your sparkle turn to fire and your warmth become desire?”
—Alan Jay Lerner (1918–1986)