Famous quotes containing the words romantic, times and/or award:
“The Enlightenment needs more shadow; the Romantic Movement less.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”
—Thomas Paine (1737–1809)
“The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity.”
—Robert Graves (1895–1985)