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James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: I need about one hundred fifty drafts of

I need about one hundred fifty drafts of a poem to get it right, and fifty more to make it sound spontaneous. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: If you write well, you don't have to

If you write well, you don't have to dress funny. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: I once had the nerve to ask Picasso

I once had the nerve to ask Picasso the question, 'What is art?' He answered, 'Art is a lie which makes us see the truth. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: Find out what you do best, and then

Find out what you do best, and then don't do it. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: So much destruction in modern war takes place

So much destruction in modern war takes place miles and miles away from the source of the destruction, the human being who has caused it. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: The man turned away from Bobby, and the

The man turned away from Bobby, and the finality with which he did it made me glance at Bobby to see if he had disappeared as a result. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: He can't imagine the result of the mission

He can't imagine the result of the mission because he never saw it. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: The women of the South have brought into

The women of the South have brought into American literature a unique mixture of domesticity and grotesquerie. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: Flight is the only truly new sensation than

Flight is the only truly new sensation than men have achieved in modern history. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: In his mind he was always leaving, always

In his mind he was always leaving, always going somewhere, always doing something else. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: William Packard surely must be one of the

William Packard surely must be one of the great editors of our time. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: Find something only you can say

Find something only you can say — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: Not a good man. Drinks too much in

Not a good man. Drinks too much in an uncreative way. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: I want you to hear a new version

I want you to hear a new version of Dueling Banjos. Anyone else is welcome. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: There is no whole truth, but this is

There is no whole truth, but this is what we have,
And it goes on
Beyond impact, beyond reach, beyond recall ... — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: Yet technique matters, even so. God uses it,

Yet technique matters, even so. God uses it, for a buffalo is not a leopard. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: She was the Judy Garland of American poetry.

She was the Judy Garland of American poetry. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: I don't believe that a reviewer or a

I don't believe that a reviewer or a critic can really criticize well unless he can praise well. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: I want a fever, in poetry: a fever,

I want a fever, in poetry: a fever, and tranquillity. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: I want you all to stand; will you

I want you all to stand; will you do that for me, please? — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: There are so many selves in everybody, and

There are so many selves in everybody, and just to explore and exploit one is wrong, dead wrong, for the creative person. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: There ain't nothin' to dyin', really. You just

There ain't nothin' to dyin', really. You just get tired. You kind of drift away. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: Poetry is a hazardous occupation, very hazardous. There

Poetry is a hazardous occupation, very hazardous. There may be bad things in there inside you that maybe you can't handle. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: You are bound, my hunch is, to make

You are bound, my hunch is, to make it just fine. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: What I want is to be willing to

What I want is to be willing to fail rather than stagnate. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: I feel very happy to see the sun

I feel very happy to see the sun come up every day. I feel happy to be around ... I like to take this day- any day-and go to town with it. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: A poet is someone who stands outside in

A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: The New York Quarterly is an amazing, intelligent,

The New York Quarterly is an amazing, intelligent, crazy, creative, strange, and indispensable magazine. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: I do think the author ought to be

I do think the author ought to be able to give a good reason for the way things are in his poem. Not a bad question to ask oneself. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: The body is the one thing you can't

The body is the one thing you can't fake; it's just got to be there. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: I was standing in the most absolute aloneness

I was standing in the most absolute aloneness that I had ever been given. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: To be precise and reckless: that is the

To be precise and reckless: that is the consummation devoutly to be wished. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: The true feeling of sex is that of

The true feeling of sex is that of a deep intimacy, but above all of a deep complicity. — James Dickey

James Dickey Quotes By James Dickey: Poetry makes possible the deepest kind of personal

Poetry makes possible the deepest kind of personal possession of the world. — James Dickey