Straight Bowl

Famous quotes containing the words straight and/or bowl:

    “when the moment comes
    we’ll talk turkey,
    we’ll shoot words straight from the hip,
    we’ll play it as it lays.
    Yes,
    when death comes with its hood
    we won’t be polite.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “Three wise men of Gotham
    Went to sea in a bowl;
    If the bowl had been stronger,
    My story would have been longer.”
    —Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. Three wise men of Gotham (l. 1–4)