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Verse Quotes

A great actor is independent of the poet, because the supreme essence of feeling does not reside in prose or in verse, but in the accent with which it is delivered Picture Quote #1

I ought to warn you that my verse is of no interest to people who can think Picture Quote #1

The form of free verse is as binding and as liberating as the form of a rondeau Picture Quote #1

I cannot write in verse, for I am no poet. I cannot arrange the parts of speech with such art as to produce effects of light and shade, for I am no painter. Even by signs and gestures I cannot express my thoughts and feelings, for I am no dancer. But I can do so by means of sounds, for I am a musician Picture Quote #1

Modernism in other arts brought extreme difficulty. In poetry, the characteristic difficulty imported under the name of modernism was obscurity. But obscurity could just as easily be a quality of metrical as of free verse Picture Quote #1

I’ve always loved the mixture of crushing live drums with a programmed groove, that really cool blend, like in the verse there’s a really funky drum beat that is programmed then it comes in to the chorus; you’ve got that enormous human feel where the band kicks in Picture Quote #1

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I seldom deal in symbolisms; if there be hidden meanings in my verse, they are there without my knowledge Picture Quote #1

When composing a verse let there not be a hair’s breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy Picture Quote #1

We are only midway through the central verse of our youth when we see ourselves begin to blacken... We had been seduced into thinking that we were immortal and suddenly the affair is over Picture Quote #1

She breathed deeply of the scent of decaying fiction, disintegrating history, and forgotten verse, and she observed for the first time that a room full of books smelled like dessert: a sweet snack made of figs, vanilla, glue, and cleverness Picture Quote #1

Time, ain’t nothin, but time. It’s a verse with no rhyme, and it all comes down to you Picture Quote #1

This birthday verse is little and I want you to know and see, that you’re someone very special especially to me Picture Quote #1

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I don’t understand the whole thrilling verse, but I love the way poetry turns ordinary words into winged things that rise up and soar! Picture Quote #1

I’m always good for starting a bit of a tune and the first verse, but after that I just can never go anywhere. It takes me years, that’s why I’m so slow Picture Quote #1

I’ve written probably over 200 songs that have a verse and a chorus and that’s it Picture Quote #1

Part of the triumph of modernist poetry is, indeed, to have demonstrated the great extent to which verse can do without explicit meaning and yet not sacrifice anything essential to its effect as art. Here, as before, successful art can be depended upon to explain itself Picture Quote #1

No verse which is unmusical or obscure can be regarded as poetry whatever other qualities it may possess Picture Quote #1

Great thoughts in crude, unshapely verse set forth lose half their preciousness, and ever must, unless the diamond with its own rich dust be cut and polished, it seems little worth Picture Quote #1

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Polyphonic prose is a kind of free verse, except that it is still freer. Polyphonic makes full use of cadence, rime, alliteration, assonance Picture Quote #1

Verse is a mechanism by which we can create interpretative illusions suggesting profoundities of response and understanding which far exceed the engagement or research of the writer Picture Quote #1

The power of verse stems from an indefinable harmony between when it says and what it is Picture Quote #1

What verse is for the poet, dialectical thinking is for the philosopher. He grasps for it in order to get hold of his own enchantment, in order to perpetuate it Picture Quote #1

Some poems are for holidays only. They are polished and sweet, but it is the sweetness of sugar, and not such as toil gives to sour bread. The breath with which the poet utters his verse must be that by which he lives Picture Quote #1

I wrote a great deal of verse. In fact, every time I fell in love, which was rather often, I burst into the emotional sort of thing which is perennially salable Picture Quote #1

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Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters: they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all Picture Quote #1

No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water Picture Quote #1

With a lot of songs on this record, one verse doesn’t relate to the next verse. I don’t think that one day really relates to the next day in life Picture Quote #1

Everything that’s prose isn’t verse and everything that isn’t verse is prose. Now you see what it is to be a scholar! Picture Quote #1

I’d rather be hissed at for a good verse, than applauded for a bad one Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind a repetitive chorus; I mind repetitive verse. I mean, it’s the same amount of space. Why would you have only three diamonds if you can have six? Picture Quote #1

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A great actor is independent of the poet, because the supreme essence of feeling does not reside in prose or in verse, but in the accent with which it is delivered (Verse Quotes) I ought to warn you that my verse is of no interest to people who can think (Verse Quotes) The form of free verse is as binding and as liberating as the form of a rondeau (Verse Quotes) I cannot write in verse, for I am no poet. I cannot arrange the parts of speech with such art as to produce effects of light and shade, for I am no painter. Even by signs and gestures I cannot express my thoughts and feelings, for I am no dancer. But I can do so by means of sounds, for I am a musician (Verse Quotes) Modernism in other arts brought extreme difficulty. In poetry, the characteristic difficulty imported under the name of modernism was obscurity. But obscurity could just as easily be a quality of metrical as of free verse (Verse Quotes) I’ve always loved the mixture of crushing live drums with a programmed groove, that really cool blend, like in the verse there’s a really funky drum beat that is programmed then it comes in to the chorus; you’ve got that enormous human feel where the band kicks in (Verse Quotes) I seldom deal in symbolisms; if there be hidden meanings in my verse, they are there without my knowledge (Verse Quotes) When composing a verse let there not be a hair’s breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy (Verse Quotes) We are only midway through the central verse of our youth when we see ourselves begin to blacken... We had been seduced into thinking that we were immortal and suddenly the affair is over (Verse Quotes) She breathed deeply of the scent of decaying fiction, disintegrating history, and forgotten verse, and she observed for the first time that a room full of books smelled like dessert: a sweet snack made of figs, vanilla, glue, and cleverness (Verse Quotes) Time, ain’t nothin, but time. It’s a verse with no rhyme, and it all comes down to you (Verse Quotes) This birthday verse is little and I want you to know and see, that you’re someone very special especially to me (Verse Quotes) I don’t understand the whole thrilling verse, but I love the way poetry turns ordinary words into winged things that rise up and soar! (Verse Quotes) I’m always good for starting a bit of a tune and the first verse, but after that I just can never go anywhere. It takes me years, that’s why I’m so slow (Verse Quotes) I’ve written probably over 200 songs that have a verse and a chorus and that’s it (Verse Quotes) Part of the triumph of modernist poetry is, indeed, to have demonstrated the great extent to which verse can do without explicit meaning and yet not sacrifice anything essential to its effect as art. Here, as before, successful art can be depended upon to explain itself (Verse Quotes) No verse which is unmusical or obscure can be regarded as poetry whatever other qualities it may possess (Verse Quotes) Great thoughts in crude, unshapely verse set forth lose half their preciousness, and ever must, unless the diamond with its own rich dust be cut and polished, it seems little worth (Verse Quotes) Polyphonic prose is a kind of free verse, except that it is still freer. Polyphonic makes full use of cadence, rime, alliteration, assonance (Verse Quotes) Verse is a mechanism by which we can create interpretative illusions suggesting profoundities of response and understanding which far exceed the engagement or research of the writer (Verse Quotes) The power of verse stems from an indefinable harmony between when it says and what it is (Verse Quotes) What verse is for the poet, dialectical thinking is for the philosopher. He grasps for it in order to get hold of his own enchantment, in order to perpetuate it (Verse Quotes) Some poems are for holidays only. They are polished and sweet, but it is the sweetness of sugar, and not such as toil gives to sour bread. The breath with which the poet utters his verse must be that by which he lives (Verse Quotes) I wrote a great deal of verse. In fact, every time I fell in love, which was rather often, I burst into the emotional sort of thing which is perennially salable (Verse Quotes) Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters: they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all (Verse Quotes) No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water (Verse Quotes) With a lot of songs on this record, one verse doesn’t relate to the next verse. I don’t think that one day really relates to the next day in life (Verse Quotes) Everything that’s prose isn’t verse and everything that isn’t verse is prose. Now you see what it is to be a scholar! (Verse Quotes) I’d rather be hissed at for a good verse, than applauded for a bad one (Verse Quotes) I don’t mind a repetitive chorus; I mind repetitive verse. I mean, it’s the same amount of space. Why would you have only three diamonds if you can have six? (Verse Quotes)

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