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The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint.
— James Fenton
It ought to be realized by all dog owners that obesity shortens a dog's life quite considerably, a life which is much too short anyhow.
— Konrad Lorenz
Nobody really knows whether they are a poet. I knew I was interested from the age of 15.
— James Fenton
At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable.
— James Fenton
All we have to do now is to inform the public that the payment of social security taxes is voluntary and watch the mass exodus.
— Walter E. Williams
Residents tended to consider it a God-given right to gossip and nose into people's business, and no one was exempt.-Lucky Harbor — Jill Shalvis
One does not become a guru by accident.
— James Fenton
Loss taught me the priceless value of friends. I would have lost it but for my friends.
— Nana Awere Damoah
Great poetry does not have to be technically intricate.
— James Fenton
What happened to poetry in the twentieth century was that it began to be written for the page.
— James Fenton
One problem we face comes from the lack of any agreed sense of how we should be working to train ourselves to write poetry.
— James Fenton
The greatest ethical test that we're ever going to face is the treatment of those who are at our mercy.
— Lyn White
The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation.
— James Fenton
In rap, as in most popular lyrics, a very low standard is set for rhyme; but this was not always the case with popular music.
— James Fenton
I don't see that a single line can constitute a stanza, although it can constitute a whole poem.
— James Fenton
A nasty surprise in a sandwich
— James Fenton
I prefer writing in the mornings, so to that extent I have a routine. I do reading and other things in the afternoon.
— James Fenton
Let us not be too particular. It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all.
— Mark Twain
Hung be the heavens with black! Yield, day, to night!
— William Shakespeare
Just take a risk. Go for it. I think if you crash and burn trying, it's still going to be better than if you never tried at all.
— Roderick Mackinnon
