Colonel Thomas

Famous quotes containing the words colonel and/or thomas:

“Swan/Mary Rutledge: Oh no, no. I’m not running away. I came here to get something, and I’m going to get it.
Col. Cobb: Yes, but San Francisco is no place for a woman.
Swan: Why not? I’m not afraid. I like the fog. I like this new world. I like the noise of something happening.... I’m tired of dreaming, Colonel Cobb. I’m staying. I’m staying and holding out my hands for gold—bright, yellow gold.”
—Ben Hecht (1893–1964)

“I have heard many years of telling,
And many years should see some change.
The ball I threw while playing in the park
Has not yet reached the ground.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)