Darker Upper Body

Famous quotes containing the words darker, upper and/or body:

    “So summer comes in the end to these few stains
    And the rust and rot of the door through which she went.
    The house is empty. But here is where she sat
    To comb her dewy hair, a touchless light,
    Perplexed by its darker iridescences.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    “If the upper beams are not straight, the lower beams will be crooked.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “American Archangel you are going—
    your body as big as a moving van—
    the houses, the highways are turning you in.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)