Tower/history

Famous quotes containing the words tower and/or history:

    “So was produced this tragedy
    In a far tower of ivory
    Where, O young men, late in the night
    All you who drink light and stroke the air
    Come back, seeking the night, and cry
    To strict Rapunzel to let down her hair.”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    “It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.”
    —Henry James (1843–1916)