Sink every impulse like a bolt. Secure The bastion of sensation. Do not waver Into language. Do not waver in it. (Seamus Heaney)

Sink every impulse like a bolt. Secure The bastion of sensation. Do not waver Into language. Do not waver in it.

Seamus Heaney

Related topics

bastion bolt impulse language sensation sink waver

Related quotes

England and America are two countries separated by the same language. View quote
George Bernard Shaw
It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs. View quote
Thomas Hardy
The ship of Democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those aboard. View quote
Grover Cleveland
Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people. View quote
William Butler Yeats
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing. View quote
Robert Benchley