Famous quotes containing the words calamity, final and/or years:
“There is no calamity which right words will not begin to redress.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“The kind of power mothers have is enormous. Take the skyline of Istanbul—enormous breasts, pathetic little willies, a final revenge on Islam. I was so scared I had to crouch in the bottom of the boat when I saw it.”
—Angela Carter (1940–1992)
“He is not very tall—yet for his years he’s tall.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)