Stolen Body

Famous quotes containing the words stolen and/or body:

    “If some beggar steals a bridle
    he’ll be hung by a man who’s stolen a horse.
    There’s no surer justice in the world than that
    which makes the rich thief hang the poor one.”
    —Peire Cardenal (c. 1180–1272)

    “The water never formed to mind or voice,
    Like a body wholly body, fluttering
    Its empty sleeves; and yet its mimic motion
    Made constant cry,”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)