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Discover the thoughtful and inspirational Quotes of Howard Nemerov, a philosopher and author. Our collection of his most impactful quotes reflects his deep understanding of language, philosophy, and history.
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Howard Nemerov

For a Jewish Puritan of the middle class, the novel is serious, the novel is work, the novel is conscientious application why, the novel is practically the retail business all over again.

– Howard Nemerov

Howard Nemerov

Obvious enough that generalities work to protect the mind from the great outdoors; is it possible that this was in fact their first purpose?

– Howard Nemerov

Howard Nemerov

Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time.

– Howard Nemerov

Howard Nemerov

When you write it doesn’t occur to you that somebody could think different from what you do.

– Howard Nemerov

Howard Nemerov

When Robert Frost was alive, I was known as the other new England poet, which is to be barely known at all.

– Howard Nemerov

Howard Nemerov

When modern writers gave up telling stories, they gave up the greatest thing we had.

– Howard Nemerov

Howard Nemerov

When I was starting to write, the great influence was T.S. Eliot and after that William Butler Yeats.

– Howard Nemerov

Howard Nemerov

We’re not in love with Literature all the time – especially when you have to teach it every day.

– Howard Nemerov

Howard Nemerov

The spirit world doesn’t admit to communicating with me, so it’s fairly even.

– Howard Nemerov

Howard Nemerov

The nice thing about the Bible is it doesn’t give you too many facts. Two an a half lines and it tells you the whole story and that leaves you a great deal of freedom to elaborate on how it might have happened.

– Howard Nemerov

Howard Nemerov

The historian is terribly responsible to what he can discern are the facts of the case, but he’s nothing if he doesn’t make out a case.

– Howard Nemerov

Howard Nemerov

Shakespeare tells the same stories over and over in so many guises that it takes a long time before you notice.

– Howard Nemerov

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