Broken Leaves

Famous quotes containing the words broken and/or leaves:

“You have broken off a weighted leaf
in the wind,
it is hurled out,
whirls up and sinks,
a green stone.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

““He swore that day till the leaves shook on the trees. Charming! Delightful! Never have I enjoyed such swearing before or since. Sir, on that memorable day he swore like an angel from Heaven!””
—For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)