Solitary Bees

Famous quotes containing the words solitary and/or bees:

    Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family—but to a solitary and an exile his friends are everything.
    Willa Cather (1876–1947)

    Asking to die:
    “To die, dear God, before a scum of doubt
    Smear the whole universe, and smudge it out.”
    Meanwhile the bees fumbled among the flowers.
    Philip Larkin (1922–1986)