Grip Wax

Famous quotes containing the words grip and/or wax:

    “You are the brave who do not break
    In the grip of the mob when the blow comes straight
    To the shattered bone;”
    —Raymond R. Patterson (b. 1929)

    “We too had many pretty toys when young;
    A law indifferent to blame or praise,
    To bribe or threat; habits that made old wrong
    Melt down, as it were wax in the sun’s rays;
    Public opinion ripening for so long
    We thought it would outlive all future days.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)