Incense/history

Famous quotes containing the words incense and/or history:

“Flies, acolytes
of the death-in-life temple
buzz their prayers
and from the altar
of excrement arises
an incense ...”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

“It’s nice to be a part of history but people should get it right. I may not be perfect, but I’m bloody close.”
—John Lydon (formerly Johnny Rotten)