Rome/pilgrimage

Famous quotes containing the words rome and/or pilgrimage:

    “I only know how this untimely lust has tossed
    flesh at the wind forever and moved my fears
    toward the intimate Rome of the myth we crossed.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    ““Come hither, Son,” I heard Death say;
    “I did not will a grave
    Should end thy pilgrimage today,
    But I, too, am a slave!””
    —Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)