Small Black Powder

Famous quotes containing the words small, black and/or powder:

    Hail ye small sweet courtesies of life, for smooth do ye make the road of it! like grace and beauty which beget inclinations to love at first sight; ‘tis ye who open this door and let the stranger in.
    Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)

    I cut my teeth as the black raccoon—
    For implements of battle.
    Countee Cullen (1903–1946)

    Despite my asbestos gloves,
    the cough is filling me with black,
    and a red powder seeps through my veins....
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)