Sharply

Famous quotes containing the word sharply:

“When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet deep down in his private heart no man much respects himself.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)

“To step over the low wall that divides
Road from concrete walk above the shore
Brings sharply back something known long before
The miniature gaiety of seasides.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“Submission is the only good;
Let me become an instrument sharply stringed
For all things to strike music as they please.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)