Theme Word

Famous quotes containing the words theme and/or word:

“... passion for survival is the great theme of women’s poetry.”
—Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)

“The word “civilization” to my mind is coupled with death. When I use the word, I see civilization as a crippling, thwarting thing, a stultifying thing. For me it was always so. I don’t believe in the golden ages, you see.... Civilization is the arteriosclerosis of culture.”
—Henry Miller (1891–1980)