Kings of Easter Island/children of Hotu Matu%E2%80%98a

Famous quotes containing the words kings of, kings, easter, island and/or children:

    “And the Pope has cast his arms abroad for agony and loss,
    And called the kings of Christendom for swords about the Cross,”
    —Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)

    ““He’s asleep, ain’t he?” “With kings and counsellors,” murmured I.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)

    “In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it,
    You’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade.”
    —Irving Berlin (1888–1989)

    “We approached the Indian Island through the narrow strait called “Cook.” He said, “I ‘xpect we take in some water there, river so high,—never see it so high at this season. Very rough water there, but short; swamp steamboat once. Don’t paddle till I tell you, then you paddle right along.” It was a very short rapid. When we were in the midst of it he shouted “paddle,” and we shot through without taking in a drop.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Parents must not only have certain ways of guiding by prohibition and permission; they must also be able to represent to the child a deep, an almost somatic conviction that there is a meaning to what they are doing. Ultimately, children become neurotic not from frustrations, but from the lack or loss of societal meaning in these frustrations.”
    —Erik H. Erikson (20th century)