America Quote by Nathaniel Parker Willis

“If I were but mere dust and ashes I might speak unto the Lord, for the Lord's hand made me of this dust, and…

— John Donne

Behold, from dust it was created, a parched palate, followed by your soothing touch, this shall never be forgotten, in memory of thee.

— Grass Hopper

Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. Is that all?

— Dejan Stojanovic

The dust comes secretly day after day, Lies on my ledge and dulls my shining things. But O this dust I shall drive away…

— Viola Meynell

Dead archaeology is the driest dust that blows.

— Mortimer Wheeler

Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

We all know the tragedy of the dustbowls, the cruel unforgivable erosions of the soil, the depletion of fish or game, and the shrinking…

— Ansel Adams

“More than anything, this place feels familiar. I bury my hands in the hot sand and think about the embodiment of memory or, more…

— Raquel Cepeda

As I drew a still fresher soil about the rows with my hoe, I disturbed the ashes of unchronicled nations who in primeval years…

— Henry David Thoreau

I would rather be ashes than dust.

— Jack London

Shadow and dust shall be reclaimed, earth sealing the tomb from which you came. Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, warrior return, breathe your…

— Christine Feehan

“They are gone now. Fled, banished in death or exile, lost, undone. Over the land sun and wind still move to burn and sway…

— Cormac McCarthy