Serpent Riders

Famous quotes containing the words serpent and/or riders:

“You danced with me never saying a word.
Instead the serpent spoke as you held me close.
The serpent, that mocker, woke up and pressed against me
like a great god and we bent together
like two lonely swans.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

“Good swimmers drown and good riders get thrown.”
—Chinese proverb.