Stained

Famous quotes containing the word stained:

    “The stained unsightly breath
    Of carious death.”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “I think I could . . .
    if I’d been different, or wise, or calm,
    I think I could have charmed the table,
    the stained dish or the hand of the dealer.
    But it’s done.
    It’s all used up.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “And like a little beast,
    Dappled and without horns,
    That scampered on the hill-rocks,
    They will leave you
    With stained throat”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)