Hung

Famous quotes containing the word hung:

“And the chieftain’s head, with grinning sockets, and varnished—
Is it hung on the sky with a hideous epitaphy?
No, the woman keeps the trophy.”
—John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)

“The mist
Wandered absolvingly past all it touched,
Yet hung like a stayed breath....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“Yes
I try
to kill myself in small amounts,
an innocuous occupation.
Actually I’m hung up on it.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)