Famous quotes containing the word stands:
“And it is the great noon when man stands at the midpoint of his course between beast and superman and celebrates his way to the evening as his highest hope: for it is the way to a new morning.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“He stands in warm water
Soap all over the smooth of his thigh and stomach
“Gary don’t soap my hair!”
Mhis eye-sting fear—”
—Gary Snyder (b. 1930)
“The land is numb.
It stands beneath the feet, and one may come
Walking securely, till the sea extends
Its limber margin, and precision ends.”
—Yvor Winters (1900–1968)