Pearl Buck

Famous quotes containing the words pearl and/or buck:

    I know of the leafy paths that the witches take
    Who come with their crowns of pearl and their spindles of wool,
    And their secret smile, out of the depths of the lake....
    William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.
    —Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973)