Straight Line

Famous quotes containing the words straight line, straight and/or line:

    “Formula of my happiness: a Yes, a No, a straight line, a goal.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “The rose and poppy are her flowers; for where
    Is he not found, O Lilith, whom shed scent
    And soft-shed kisses and soft sleep shall snare?
    Lo! as that youth’s eyes burned at thine, so went
    Thy spell through him, and left his straight neck bent
    And round his heart one strangling golden hair.”
    —Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882)

    “Andrews: You married him only because I told you not to.
    Ellie: You’ve been telling me what not to do ever since I can remember.
    Andrews: That’s because you’ve always been a stubborn idiot.
    Ellie: I come from a long line of stubborn idiots.”
    —Robert Riskin (1897–1955)