Whorl Snail

Famous quotes containing the words whorl and/or snail:

“He would tell of the whorl of whorl of light
that was infinity to be seen in glass,
or a shell
or a bead
or a pearl.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

“The snail in his museum
wears his mother all day,
he hides his mysterious bottom
as if it were rotten fruit.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)