Sad Eyed Lady of The Lowlands

Famous quotes containing the words sad, eyed, lady and/or lowlands:

“Some [adolescent] girls are depressed because they have lost their warm, open relationship with their parents. They have loved and been loved by people whom they now must betray to fit into peer culture. Furthermore, they are discouraged by peers from expressing sadness at the loss of family relationships—even to say they are sad is to admit weakness and dependency.”
—Mary Pipher (20th century)

“And the child not caring to whom he climbs his prayer
Shall drown in a grief as deep as his made grave,
And mark the dark eyed wave, through the eyes of sleep,
Dragging him up the stairs to one who lies dead.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

“After some years, the elusive lady ran out of people to elude.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“In the lowlands I have no comrade, not even the lone man’s friend—”
—Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)