Famous quotes containing the word harlot:
“But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
“Sleep, dear Sleep, sweet harlot of the senses,
Delilah of the spirit.”
—Christopher Morley (1890–1957)
“The harlot squatted
with her hands over her red hair.
She was not looking for customers.
She was in a deep fear.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)