Red Blood Cells

Famous quotes containing the words red blood, red, blood and/or cells:

    “Property as compared with humanity, as compared with the red blood in the American people, must take second place, not first place.”
    —Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)

    “Her fortune, too, lies there,
    Converted into cool hard steel
    And right red velvet lining;
    While over her tan impassivity
    Shot silk is shining.”
    —Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)

    “The blood we give the dead to drink
    is deeds we do at the will of the dead spirits in us,
    not our own live will.”
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    “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)