Famous quotes containing the words scarlet and/or letter:
“The great events of life often leave one unmoved; they pass out of consciousness, and, when one thinks of them, become unreal. Even the scarlet flowers of passion seem to grow in the same meadow as the poppies of oblivion.”
—Oscar Wilde (18541900)
“With the nippers to wheel round the houses
And the hall to paint in his old trousers
And that letter to her mother
Saying Wont you come for the summer.”
—Philip Larkin (19221986)
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