Flat Baritone

Famous quotes containing the words flat and/or baritone:

    “They are not flat surfaces
    Having curved outlines.
    They are round
    Tapering toward the top.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    “We praise Him, we bless Him, we adore Him, we glorify Him, and we wonder who is that baritone across the aisle and that pretty woman on our right who smells of apple blossoms. Our bowels stir and our cod itches and we amend our prayers for the spiritual life with the hope that it will not be too spiritual.”
    —John Cheever (1912–1982)