Thickness Burns Involving

Famous quotes containing the words thickness, burns and/or involving:

    “For his teeth seem for laughing round an apple.
    There lurk no claws behind his fingers supple;
    And God will grow no talons at his heels,
    Nor antlers through the thickness of his curls.”
    —Wilfred Owen (1893–1918)

    “The time flew by, wi’ tentless heed;
    Till, ‘tween the late and early,
    Wi’ sma’ persuasion she agreed
    To see me thro’ the barley.”
    —Robert Burns (1759–1796)

    “Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: “You can’t deceive me. I know your habits, foresee and enjoy watching all your reactions, and steal your secret by involving you in cunning obstructions that halt your normal flow.””
    —Cesare Pavese (1908–1950)