Moore

Famous quotes containing the word moore:

    With its baby rivers and little towns, each with its abbey or its cathedral,
    with voices—one voice perhaps, echoing through the transept—The
    criterion of suitability and convenience.
    —Marianne Moore (1887–1972)

    Egotism is usually subversive of sagacity.
    —Marianne Moore (1887–1972)

    Camels are snobbish
    and sheep, unintelligent; water buffaloes, neurasthenic—
    even murderous.
    Reindeer seem over-serious.
    —Marianne Moore (1887–1972)