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Famous quotes containing the word shapiro:

“No direct hit to smash the shatter-proof
And lodge at last the quivering needle
Clean in the eye of one who stands transfixed
In fascination of her brightness.”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)

“The roof of England fell
Great Paris tolled her bell
And China staunched her milk and wept for bread”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)

“We are deranged, walking among the cops
Who sweep glass and are large and composed.”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)