Famous quotes containing the words crime and/or drama:
“It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“Primitive times are lyrical, ancient times epical, modern times dramatic. The ode sings of eternity, the epic imparts solemnity to history, the drama depicts life. The characteristic of the first poetry is ingeniousness, of the second, simplicity, of the third, truth.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)