Saint Joseph River

Famous quotes containing the words saint, joseph and/or river:

    “Child in the womb,
    Or saint on a tomb
    Which way shall I lie
    To fall asleep?”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “Many of our German friends before the war would come as our guest to hunt wild pig. I refused to invite Goering. I could not tolerate his killing a wild pig— seemed too much like brother against brother.”
    —Joseph L. Mankiewicz, U.S. director, screenwriter. Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Countess (Danielle Darrieux)

    “My favorite figure of the American author is that of a man who breeds a favorite dog, which he throws into the Mississippi River for the pleasure of making a splash. The river does not splash, but it drowns the dog.”
    —Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)