Scarlet Letter

Famous quotes containing the words scarlet and/or letter:

    O, Nelly Gray! O, Nelly Gray!
    Is this your love so warm?
    The love that loves a scarlet coat
    Should be more uniform!
    Thomas Hood (1799–1845)

    A letter is an unannounced visit, and the postman is the intermediary of impolite surprises. Every week we ought to have one hour for receiving letters, and then go and take a bath.
    Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)