Dry Basis

Famous quotes containing the words dry and/or basis:

“the dry indifferent glare in my mind’s eye
wavered but burned on.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

“It was the custom
For his rage against chaos
To abate on the way to church,
In regulations of his spirit.
How good life is, on the basis of propriety,
To be followed by a platter of capon!”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)