Swept

Famous quotes containing the word swept:

    When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after the great, they will fall upon the rich.
    HonorĂ© De Balzac (1799–1850)

    But what now grips his fancy is her face,

    And how the cunning picture holds her still
    At just that smiling instant when her soul,
    Grown sweetly faint, and swept beyond control,
    Consents to his inexorable will.
    Richard Wilbur (b. 1921)

    A mental disease has swept the planet: banalization.... Presented with the alternative of love or a garbage disposal unit, young people of all countries have chosen the garbage disposal unit.
    Ivan Chtcheglov (b. 1934)