Helen Wills Moody

Famous quotes containing the words helen, wills and/or moody:

    “I wish I were where Helen lies,
    Night and day on me she cries;
    And I am weary of the skies,
    For her sake that died for me.”
    —Unknown. Helen of Kirconnell (l. 37–40)

    “I have sought his aid—but if after endeavoring to do my best in the light which he affords me, I find my efforts fail, I must believe that for some purpose unknown to me, He wills it otherwise.”
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

    “The price on the wanted
    poster was a-going down, outlaw alias copped my stance
    and moody greenhorns were making me dance; while my mouth’s
    shooting iron got its chambers jammed.”
    —Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)