Anne Stevenson I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to a pattern gives me original ideas. – Anne Stevenson Form Quotes Ideas Quotes Memorable Quotes Original Quotes Pattern Quotes Rhyme Quotes I dislike literary jargon and never use it. Criticism has only one function and that is to help readers read and understand literature. It is not a science, it is an aid to art. Blake has always been a favorite, the lyrics, not so much the prophetic books, but I suppose Yeats influenced me more as a young poet, and the American, Robert Frost.
Alex Pareene Christopher Hitchens, the late essayist and sot, was a man who purposefully cultivated a lot of friends of a certain type – rich, self-important, generally dim-witted and hence easy for a well-spoken Oxbridge debater to impress – and he electrified Washington D.C. society mainly by not being a completely charmless bore. – Alex Pareene
Kevin-Prince Boateng My mum and dad used to listen to a lot of R&B and soul, so this was the way I grew up. Hip-hop, of course. But then as I grew older, I started listening to everything. – Kevin-Prince Boateng
Dennis DeYoung People go to musicals because they want to hear some really good songs. – Dennis DeYoung
Adrianne Lenker I really love crafting albums and thinking of albums as a whole, not just individual songs or singles or just tracks, but a whole entire album. – Adrianne Lenker
Satish Kaushik During the song ‘Chai Mein Chini’ Sridevi had to keep her Chinese make-up on for hours. It was very painful since her eyes had been narrowed and there were pins all over her head, but she kept the make-up on without any complaint. – Satish Kaushik
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