Famous quotes containing the words red, blood and/or cells:
“Oh we drunk his Hale in the good red wine
When we last made company,
No capon priest was the Goodly Fere
But a man o men was he.”
—Ezra Pound (18851972)
“No sleep. The sultriness pervades the air
And binds the braina dense oppression, such
As tawny tigers feel in matted shades,
Vexing their blood and making apt for ravage.”
—Herman Melville (18191891)
“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)