Scarlet Letter

Famous quotes containing the words scarlet and/or letter:

    “Along the avenue of cypresses,
    All in their scarlet cloaks and surplices
    Of linen, go the chanting choristers,
    The priests in gold and black, the villagers. . . .”
    —D.H. (David Herbert)

    “When you travel to the Celestial City, carry no letter of introduction. When you knock, ask to see God,—none of the servants.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)