Frail

Famous quotes containing the word frail:

“How frail the human heart must be—
a mirrored pool of thought.”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)

“So he with difficulty and labour hard
Moved on, with difficulty and labour he;
But he once passed, soon after when man fell,
Strange alteration! Sin and Death amain
Following his track, such was the will of Heaven,
Paved after him a broad and beaten way
Over the dark abyss, whose boiling gulf
Tamely endured a bridge of wondrous length
From hell continued reaching th’ utmost orb
Of this frail world;”
—John Milton (1608–1674)

“Here, where no love is,
All that was hopeless
And kept me from sleeping
Is frail and unsure....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)