Scarlet Letter

Famous quotes containing the words scarlet and/or letter:

    “Creamy bean flowers with black eyes and leaves like bored hearts.
    Is it blood clots the tendrils are dragging up that string?
    No, no, it is scarlet flowers that will one day be edible.”
    —Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)

    “Your letter of excuses has arrived. I receive the letter but do not admit the excuses except in courtesy, as when a man treads on your toes and begs your pardon—the pardon is granted, but the joint aches, especially if there is a corn upon it.”
    —George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)