Famous quotes containing the words johnson and/or hall:
“Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“For a hundred and fifty years, in the pasture of dead horses,
roots of pine trees pushed through the pale curves of your ribs,
yellow blossoms flourished above you in autumn, and in winter
frost heaved your bones in the ground—old toilers, soil makers:
O Roger, Mackerel, Riley, Ned, Nellie, Chester, Lady Ghost.”
—Donald Hall (b. 1928)