Gay Winter Games

Famous quotes containing the words gay, winter and/or games:

    O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed,
    By keeping men off, you keep them on.
    —John Gay (1685–1732)

    The winter evening settles down
    With smell of steaks in passageways.
    Six o’clock.
    The burnt-out ends of smoky days.
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

    In 1600 the specialization of games and pastimes did not extend beyond infancy; after the age of three or four it decreased and disappeared. From then on the child played the same games as the adult, either with other children or with adults. . . . Conversely, adults used to play games which today only children play.
    Philippe Ariés (20th century)