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James Merrill quotes: The day is breaking someone else's heart.

The day is breaking someone else's heart.

James Merrill quotes: Freedom to be oneself is all very well; the greater freedom is not to be oneself.

Freedom to be oneself is all very well; the greater freedom is not to be oneself.

James Merrill quotes: Before trying a novel I wrote a couple of plays.

Before trying a novel I wrote a couple of plays.

James Merrill quotes: Strange about parents. We have such easy access to them and such daunting problems of communication.

Strange about parents. We have such easy access to them and such daunting problems of communication.

James Merrill quotes: I'd like to think the scientists need us - but do they? Did Newton need Blake?

I'd like to think the scientists need us - but do they? Did Newton need Blake?

James Merrill quotes: The simplest science book is over my head.

The simplest science book is over my head.

James Merrill quotes: In life, there are no perfect affections.

In life, there are no perfect affections.

James Merrill quotes: But those two plays left me on fresh terms with language. I didn't always have to speak in my own voice.

But those two plays left me on fresh terms with language. I didn't always have to speak in my own voice.