Rock Dust Light

Famous quotes containing the words rock, dust and/or light:

    “Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand:
    Come and see my shining palaces built upon the sand.”
    —Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)

    “Beauty is everlasting
    and dust is for a time.”
    —Marianne Moore (1887–1972)

    “Her mane falls wild on her forehead,
    And the light breeze moves me to caress her long ear
    That is delicate as the skin over a girl’s wrist.
    Suddenly I realize
    That if I stepped out of my body I would break
    Into blossom.”
    —James Wright (1927–1980)