Tense Meaning

Famous quotes containing the words tense and/or meaning:

“Probably nature itself gave man the ability to lie so that in difficult and tense moments he could protect his nest, just as do the vixen and wild duck.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)

“Rhyme and meter force gaps in meaning so the muse can enter.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)