Bank Robbers

Famous quotes containing the words bank and/or robbers:

“Denouement to denouement, he took a personal pride in the
certain, certain way he lived his own, private life,
but nevertheless, they shut off his gas; nevertheless,
the bank foreclosed; nevertheless, the landlord called;
nevertheless, the radio broke,

And twelve o’clock arrived just once too often,”
—Kenneth Fearing (1902–1961)

“I am not like that. I pay rent, am addled
By illegible landlords, run, if robbers call.”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)