Volcanic Ash Fall

Famous quotes containing the words volcanic, ash and/or fall:

    “Pity the planet, all joy gone
    from this sweet volcanic cone;”
    —Robert Lowell (1917–1977)

    “Thoth, Hermes, the stylus,
    the palette, the pen, the quill endure,
    though our books are a floor
    of smouldering ash under our feet.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim.”
    —E.B. (Elwyn Brooks)