Black Hawk County

Famous quotes containing the words black, hawk and/or county:

    “I could see the thing
    with its black head
    but there wasn’t a tear left
    and the scar of my wound
    was hard.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “Time is bearing another son.
    Kill Time! She turns in her pain!
    The oak is felled in the acorn
    And the hawk in the egg kills the wren.”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    “Jack: A politician, huh?
    Editor: Oh, county treasurer or something like that.
    Jack: What’s so special about him?
    Editor: They say he’s an honest man.”
    —Robert Rossen (1908–1966)