James Fenton Quotes

Some people think that English poetry begins with the Anglo-Saxons. I don't, because I can't accept that there is any continuity between the traditions of Anglo-Saxon poetry and those established in English poetry by the time of, say, Shakespeare. And anyway, Anglo-Saxon is a different language, which has to be learned.

James Fenton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: April 25, 1949

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I can't cut out a piece of cloth and make a lovely dress, but I can mend tears in shirts and sew on buttons.

Joanna Lumley

DressTearsI CanLovelyOutCut

I see my music as Emotional Therapeutic Pop music that bleeds into loads of different genres.

Jessie J

MusicSeeEmotionalI SeeDifferent

The stories we tell about each other matter very much. The stories we tell ourselves about our own lives matter. And most of all, I think the way that we participate in each other's stories is of deep importance.

Jessica Jackley

DeepThinkWayMatterTellOwn

A computer is a wonderful thing, but it's cold, and what comes out of it is sort of cold.

Jerry Della Femina

ColdOutWonderfulComputerSort

My imperative is to seek every moment and to live so God is in control.

Joel Salatin

LiveGodMomentControlSeekEvery

You cannot let people come up in your face and stop you.

Melissa De Sousa

PeopleFaceYouStopUpCome

In Hawaii, we go to this wonderful place, all families. My wife and I go directly from breakfast to a beach chair where we read all day. My daughter goes from water to pool to running around with friends she meets, some of whom are regulars there.

Stephen Collins

DaughterWaterBeachDayWifeChair

I'm growing up and continuing to learn from my mistakes and trying not to make the same ones over and over again, but am I going to live in a shell, or am I just going to hide from everybody and not do anything? I don't think that's the way I should live my life, and I'm not going to do it.

Johnny Manziel

LifeLiveMistakesGrowing UpThink

Las Vegas is a very strange place. It's a place of broken dreams.

Concha Buika

DreamsBrokenVegasPlaceStrange

Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky.

Brene Brown

GoodSocial MediaRealityMediaTwo

The only thing to know is how to use your neurosis.

Arthur Adamov

KnowOnlyYourThe Only ThingHow

Our main character is Klem Ristovych, the most senior detective in the MCPD. Klem's a dinosaur, the oldest cop working the Fuse, and nobody can believe she hasn't retired yet. Hell, she can hardly believe it herself. But what else is she going to do? Sit at home and watch soap operas all day? She'd throw herself out of an airlock first.

Antony Johnston

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