Famous quotes containing the words violet and/or thunder:
“A violet in the youth of primy nature,
Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“O the orator’s joys!
To inflate the chest, to roll the thunder of the voice out from the ribs and throat,
To make the people rage, weep, hate, desire, with yourself,
To lead America—to quell America with a great tongue.”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)