Dragon Gate Open

Famous quotes containing the words dragon, gate and/or open:

    One dragon may breed nine different offspring.
    Chinese proverb.

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    The shut gate and the decomposing wall:
    The gentle serpent, green in the mulberry bush,
    Riots with his tongue through the hush
    Sentinel of the grave who counts us all!
    Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    Is encouragement what the poet needs? Open question. Maybe he needs discouragement. In fact, quite a few of them need more discouragement, the most discouragement possible.
    Robert Fitzgerald (1910–1985)