Famous quotes containing the word macdiarmid:
“The eternal lightning of Lenin’s bones.”
—Hugh MacDiarmid (1892–1978)
“Auden, MacNeice, Day Lewis, I have read them all,
Hoping against hope to hear the authentic call . . .
And know the explanation I must pass is this
MYou cannot light a match on a crumbling wall.”
—Hugh MacDiarmid (1892–1978)
“It is a God-damned lie to say that these
Saved, or knew, anything worth any man’s pride.”
—Hugh MacDiarmid (1892–1978)