172 Quotes About English-poet

He's still not interviewing other people; he's still interviewing himself.

He bullied, soothed and cajoled. In fact, he's awfully good at what he does, but how one wishes he didn't work quite so hard doing it.

I used to think all poets were Byronic.

Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call them Shakespeare comedies for nothing.

When a writer becomes a reader of his or her own work, a lot can go wrong. It's like do-it-yourself dentistry.

Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath.

I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of weakening the reader's defenses so that I can more easily take him to something more.

A little disdain is not amiss; a little scorn is alluring.

Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.