Violin/history

Famous quotes containing the words violin and/or history:

    “Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.”
    —Samuel Butler (1835–1902)

    “I saw the Arab map.
    It resembled a mare shuffling on,
    dragging its history like saddlebags,
    nearing its tomb and the pitch of hell.”
    —Adonis [Ali Ahmed Said] (b. 1930)