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William Alfred Quayle Biography

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William Alfred Quayle was an individual active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His specific profession and category are unknown.

William Alfred Quayle was an individual active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His specific profession and category are unknown.

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“Winter is on the road to spring. Some think it a surly road. I do not. A primrose road to spring were not as engaging to my heart as a frozen icicled craggy way angered over by strong winds that never take the iron trumpets from their lips.”

Thinking Way Heart Strong Wind My Heart Spring Winter Lips Iron Engaging Frozen Trumpets Surly Strong Winds

Author:William Alfred Quayle

“Frankly, the trouble with winter is, it is all backbone. It is fleshless, insensate, with neither a breast to be leaned on nor a heart to love and ache and, if need be, break, nor any kindly hand to fondle and caress like a sea-wave on a sunny shore half asleep.”

Ifs Needs Heart Hands Half Break Trouble Sea Winter Wave Breasts Shore Ache Sunny Backbone Caress

Author:William Alfred Quayle

“Winter is ruthless and sometimes sullen and murderous. The wild winter North has gulped ten thousand summers down nor left a froth of sunshine on its lips.”

Sometimes Left Thousand Ten Summer Winter Lips Sunshine Ruthless Sullen

Author:William Alfred Quayle

“Winter's notion of poetry is tragedy. It knows nothing of comedy. Its laughter was frozen on its lips long ago.”

Knows Long Comedy Laughter Tragedy Notion Winter Lips Poetry Is Long Ago Frozen

Author:William Alfred Quayle

“Winter is not an end. It is in transit. It is headed to bankruptcy. The sheriff will sell its stock for what he can get and an ice man will be the only bidder at the sale.”

Men Ends Sells Winter Ice Bankruptcy Sheriffs

Author:William Alfred Quayle

“But Shakespeare knows what the sphinx thinks, if anybody does. His genius is penetrative as cold midwinter entering every room, and making warmth shiver in ague fits. I think Shakespeare never errs in his logical sequence in character. He surprises us, seems unnatural to us, but because we have been superficial observers; while genius will disclose those truths to which we are blind.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Doe Has Beens Character Seems Rooms Cold Genius Fit Blind Surprise Logical Warmth Superficial Entering Observers Sequence Unnatural Shiver Sphinx Midwinter

Book:A Hero and Some Other Folks

Source: A Hero and Some Other Folks

About the Author

Born: June 25, 1860
Died: March 9, 1925
Known for: Author
Quotes: 6

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