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Helen Vendler Quotes By Donna Lynn Hope: Would it discourage a stalker from stalking if

Would it discourage a stalker from stalking if he knew that they knew? — Donna Lynn Hope

Helen Vendler Quotes By Martin Luther: Your God is altogether too human.

Your God is altogether too human. — Martin Luther

Helen Vendler Quotes By Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe: Did we force ourselves on you, or you

Did we force ourselves on you, or you on us? — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: All good poets of the past, almost without

All good poets of the past, almost without exception, were at least bilingual if not trilingual. — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: Soul or Intelligence destined to possess the sense

Soul or Intelligence destined to possess the sense of Identity. — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: There are not many poets whose fame rests

There are not many poets whose fame rests on a single work. — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: One could say that artists are people who

One could say that artists are people who think naturally in highly patterned ways. — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: If you like the precision and concision of

If you like the precision and concision of poetry, a page of prose is unsatisfying in a certain way. And poetry is so direct. — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: I do not give the honorific name of

I do not give the honorific name of 'poetry' to the primitive and the unaccomplished. — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: Twentieth-century American poetry has been one of the

Twentieth-century American poetry has been one of the glories of modern literature. — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By Robert Galbraith: Oh," said Tansy. The monosyllable contained equal parts

Oh," said Tansy.

The monosyllable contained equal parts of surprise and disdain. — Robert Galbraith

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: The art of utterance persuades initially by its

The art of utterance persuades initially by its music and its rhythm, before semiotic or personal characteristics come into play. — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: The non-artists among us are always terribly busy,

The non-artists among us are always terribly busy, but finally disappear without a trace. — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By Drake: You don't even have to ask twice, you

You don't even have to ask twice, you could have my heart or we could share it like the last slice. — Drake

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: Each poem leads you to the questions it

Each poem leads you to the questions it makes sense to ask it. — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: I wouldn't be very happy if a poet

I wouldn't be very happy if a poet read what I had written and said, 'What a peculiar thing to say about this work of mine.' — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By G.H. Hardy: It is not worth an intelligent man's time

It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that. — G.H. Hardy

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: A poem needs imaginative rhythms as well as

A poem needs imaginative rhythms as well as imaginative transformation of content. — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: I was unnerved to learn in my twenties

I was unnerved to learn in my twenties that the poems of Emily Dickinson that I had memorized as a girl were not the poems as she had written them. — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: When I first heard Wallace Stevens' voice, it

When I first heard Wallace Stevens' voice, it was by chance: a friend wanted to listen to the recording he had made for the Harvard Vocarium Series. — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By Margaret Atwood: But it's love that does us in.

But it's love that does us in. — Margaret Atwood

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: I like art history and art criticism. Leo

I like art history and art criticism. Leo Steinberg has always been my favorite. He's very original, very accurate and acute. — Helen Vendler

Helen Vendler Quotes By Helen Vendler: Without play at many levels of language, from

Without play at many levels of language, from phonemes to logical structures, a poem is merely prose with linebreaks added. — Helen Vendler