Pale Horse

Famous quotes containing the words pale horse, pale and/or horse:

    “And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death.”
    —Bible: New Testament St. John the Divine, in Revelation, 6:8.

    “With astonishment Aschenbach noticed that the boy was entirely beautiful. His countenance, pale and gracefully reserved, was surrounded by ringlets of honey-colored hair, and with its straight nose, its enchanting mouth, its expression of sweet and divine gravity, it recalled Greek sculpture of the noblest period.”
    —Thomas Mann (1875–1955)

    “A book is a part of life, a manifestation of life, just as much as a tree or a horse or a star. It obeys its own rhythms, its own laws, whether it be a novel, a play, or a diary. The deep, hidden rhythm of life is always there—that of the pulse, the heart beat.”
    —Henry Miller (1891–1980)