Famous quotes containing the words silk and/or man:
“Her fortune, too, lies there,
Converted into cool hard steel
And right red velvet lining;
While over her tan impassivity
Shot silk is shining.”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)
“Let us never forget that the greatest man is never more than an animal disguised as a god.”
—Francis Picabia (1878–1953)