True Bearing

Famous quotes containing the words true and/or bearing:

    “It’s true I’ve got no shirts to wear;
    It’s true my butcher’s bill is due;
    It’s true my prospects all look blue—
    But don’t let that unsettle you:”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “Rosenbloom is dead.
    The tread of the carriers does not halt
    On the hill, but turns
    Up the sky.
    They are bearing his body into the sky.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)