Famous quotes containing the words western and/or forces:
“Writers, you know, are the beggars of Western society.”
—Octavio Paz (b. 1914)
“Silence is the general consecration of the universe. Silence is the invisible laying on of the Divine Pontiff’s hands upon the world. Silence is at once the most harmless and the most awful thing in all nature. It speaks of the Reserved Forces of Fate. Silence is the only Voice of our God.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)