Conquest/places

Famous quotes containing the words conquest and/or places:

“The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it.”
—Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)

“Look,
when it is over he places her,
like a phone, back on the hook.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)