Wives in their husbands' absences grow subtler, And daughters sometimes run off with the butler. Lord Byron absencebutlerdaughter Change image and share on social
Wizards was my homage to Tolkien in the American idiom. I had read Tolkien, understood Tolkien, and wanted to do a sort of fantasy for American kids, and that was Wizards. Ralph Bakshi americanfantasyhomage Change image and share on social
Woe betide the man who refuses to conform. Eugene Ionesco betideconformman Change image and share on social
Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is. Thomas Carlyle claimdueobedience Change image and share on social
Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely interference with freedom of the press but the sealing up of a nation's heart, the excision of its memory. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn cutexcisionforce share on social
Woe to the generation of sons who find their censers empty of the rich incense of prayer, whose fathers have been too busy or too unbelieving to pray, and perils inexpressible and consequences untold are their unhappy heritage. Edward McKendree Bounds busycenserconsequence share on social
Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life. Voltaire killletterlife Change image and share on social
Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life. Joseph Conrad hearthopelearn Change image and share on social