Coal Tar Creosote

Famous quotes containing the words coal and/or tar:

    “And in their blazing solitude
    The stars sang in their sockets through the night:
    “Blow bright, blow bright
    The coal of this unquickened world.””
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “A thorough tar is unfit for any thing else; and what is more, this fact is the best evidence of his being a true sailor.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)