Written Laurence Marks

Famous quotes containing the words written, laurence and/or marks:

    The written word still enjoyed a certain prestige here. It was a sluggish country.
    William Gibson (b. 1948)

    Is there no hope for me? Is there no way
    That I may sight and check that speeding bark
    Which out of sight and sound is passing, passing?
    —Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906)

    It is impossible to forget the sense of dignity which marks the hour when one becomes a wage-earner.... I felt that I had suddenly acquired value—to myself, to my family, and to the world.
    Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844–1911)