Wylie

Famous quotes containing the word wylie:

    “The worst and best are both inclined
    To snap like vixens at the truth.
    But, O, beware the middle mind
    That purrs and never shows a tooth!”
    —Elinor Wylie (1885–1928)

    “If you would keep your soul
    From spotted sight or sound,
    Live like the velvet mole;
    Go burrow underground.”
    —Elinor Wylie (1885–1928)

    “When strawberries go begging, and the sleek
    Blue plums lie open to the blackbird’s beak,
    We shall live well—we shall live very well.”
    —Elinor Wylie (1885–1928)