Famous quotes containing the words simple and/or tense:
“Nothing can rightly compel a simple and brave man to a vulgar sadness.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Probably nature itself gave man the ability to lie so that in difficult and tense moments he could protect his nest, just as do the vixen and wild duck.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)