European Brown Bear

Famous quotes containing the words european, brown and/or bear:

“Two great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

“Bite down
on the bitter stem of your nectared
rose, you know
the dreamy stench of death and fling
magenta shawls delicately
about your brown shoulders laughing.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

“I happen to feel that the degree of a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.”
—Lisa Alther (b. 1944)