Lax Conditions

Famous quotes containing the words lax and/or conditions:

“We want nights
Of vague adventure, lips lax wet and warm,
Bees in the stomach, sweat across the brow. Now.”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)

“The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.”
—Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)