Wisps Quotes

Eradication of microbial disease is a will-o'-the-wisp; pursuing it leads into a morass of hazy biological concepts and half truths.

Drowning men, it is said, cling to wisps of straw.

To the as-yet-unborn, to all innocent wisps of undifferentiated nothingness: Watch out for life.

Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory.

I have learned to regard fame as a will-o-the-wisp...

How do you stop longing for what you absolutely know you can't get? Which really means: How do you absolutely know you can't-and won't-get it, not ever? How do you pinch out that wisp of feeble, ruthless hope?