Famous quotes containing the words lyric and/or tenor:
“They are sworn enemies of lyric poetry.
In prison they accompany the jailer,
Enter cells to hear confessions.
Their short-end comes down
When you least expect it.”
—Charles Simic (b. 1938)
“As the tenor roars his passion, I think sadly of my spreading middle, and his.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)