Thursday, 21 November 2013

Three Little Quotes




“Our only KISS was like an accident – a beautiful gasoline rainbow.” 
Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones



“The test of a desirable poem is not that one wants to MARRY it immediately but that one wants to meet it again – soon.”
Kevan Johnson, Poetry Review, Autumn 1993



“I try to AVOID looking backward and keep looking upward.”
             Charlotte Bronte



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4 comments:

  1. Ashley Lister21 November 2013 at 07:36

    I'm in awe at the poetry used by Sebold in that line. I really must check out that book.

    Ash

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  2. Colin Daives21 November 2013 at 07:59

    Excellent use of the theme.

    3 fantastic quotes.

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  3. Lara Clayton21 November 2013 at 08:19

    I was in a minimal mood and felt it said much more than if I forced writing onto the page.

    Ash: You'll have to let me know how you get on with novel. I struggled and fought my way through it - there were a few nuggets (like the one above) which made go 'wow', but on the whole I found it to be a difficult book to fall into.

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  4. Damp incendiary device21 November 2013 at 19:54

    Falling into books - reading for clumsy people. Would you rather climb into a book, fall into it or be pushed into it?

    I agree with the 'marry' quote. You don't necessarily want to go and buy everything by that poet but you do make a mental note to check out their FB profile, maybe hang out where they hang out :)

    Thanks Lara.

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