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The meaning of a poem is in the cadences and the shape of the lines and the pulse of the thought which is given by those lines.
— George Oppen
As my friend George Oppen once said to me about getting old: what a strange thing to happen to a little boy.
— Paul Auster
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
— Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
A pure mathematical series would be one in which each term is derived from the preceding term by a rule.
— George Oppen
Truth, also is the pursuit of it.
— George Oppen
George Oppen wasn't a larger than life personality, but I'm not either. And he lived a long time, so he was happy. Going down in flames is fine, too.
— Stephen Malkmus
What I like more than anything is to visit other islands...
— George Oppen
The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity.
— George Oppen
For Courtney's whole life, seeing the world had only been a dream, but now, as Adrian Diamond's daughter, it could be a reality.
— Michelle Madow
It is necessary to study these words you have written, for the words have a longer history than you have and say more than you know.
— George Oppen
To say that a thing has never yet been done among men is to erect a barrier stronger than reason, stronger than discussion.
— Thomas Reed
Things explain each other, not themselves.
— George Oppen
Only one mistake, Ezra! You should have talked to women.
— George Oppen
Their recommendation is that you should not put too much weight on regret; even if you have some, it will hurt less than you now think.
— Daniel Kahneman
There are situations which cannot honorably be met by art.
— George Oppen