Famous quotes containing the words cecil day lewis, cecil day, day and/or lewis:
“Nearing again the legendary isle
Where sirens sang and mariners were skinned,
We wonder now what was there to beguile
That such stout fellows left their bones behind.”
—Cecil Day Lewis (1904–1972)
“Move then with new desires,
For where we used to build and love
Is no man’s land, and only ghosts can live
Between two fires.”
—Cecil Day Lewis (1904–1972)
“A day lays low and lifts up again all human things.”
—Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)
“Your kisses close my eyes and yet you stare
As though God struck a child with nameless fears;”
—Alun Lewis (1915–1944)