Upper Black Eddy

Famous quotes containing the words upper, black and/or eddy:

    “Give me the islands of the upper air,
    all mountains
    and the towering mountain trees.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “A great black presence beats its wings in wrath.
    Above the boneyard burn its golden eyes.
    Some small grey fur is pulsing in its grip.”
    —Anthony Hecht (b. 1923)

    “Is civilization only a higher form of idolatry, that man should bow down to a flesh-brush, to flannels, to baths, diet, exercise, and air?”
    —Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910)