Trout Flies

Famous quotes containing the words trout and/or flies:

“The heart beats thick,
Big trout muscle out of the dead cold;”
—Ted Hughes (b. 1930)

“The wild beasts, sparrows pecking the llamas’ grain,
Pigeons settling on the bears’ bread, buzzards
Tearing the meat the flies have clouded. . . .”
—Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)