Famous Quotes - Page 18

Quote from “Mother To Son” familyfriendpoems.com/poem/41919

Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters

Langston Hughes

Quote from “A Few Figs From Thistles (1920)”

My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!

Edna St. Vincent Millay