Ancient Silk Road

Famous quotes containing the words ancient, silk and/or road:

“Only the sound remains,
the distant thump of the good elephants,
the voice of the ancient lions
and how the bells
trembled for the flying man.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

“A single strand of silk does not make a thread, nor a single tree a forest.”
—Chinese proverb.

“How can I go on, I cannot. Oh just let me flop down flat on the road like a big fat jelly out of bowl and never move again!”
—Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)