Black Stuff Gown

Famous quotes containing the words black, stuff and/or gown:

    “Often he bid me come and have a look
    Up the brass barrel, velvet black inside,
    At a star quaking in the other end.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “You know, that stuff about pink elephants, that’s the bunk. It’s little animals. Little tiny turkeys in straw hats. Midget monkeys coming through the keyholes.”
    —Billy Wilder (b. 1906)

    “Give me my scallop-shell of quiet,
    My staff of faith to walk upon,
    My scrip of joy, immortal diet,
    My bottle of salvation,
    My gown of glory, hope’s true gage,
    And thus I’ll take my pilgrimage.”
    —Sir Walter Raleigh (1552–1618)