James Fenton In song the same rule applies as in dramatic verse: the meaning must yield itself, or yield itself sufficiently to arouse the attention and interest, in real time. – James Fenton Applies Quotes Arouse Quotes Attention Quotes Dramatic Quotes Meaning Quotes Real Quotes Rule Quotes Song Quotes Time Quotes Verse Quotes Yield Quotes Sometimes I have thought that a song should look disappointing on the page – a little thin, perhaps, a little repetitive, or a little on the obvious side, or a mixture of all of these things. What I want, when I write a poem, is no more than this: that it be preserved in some published form so that, in principle, someone, somewhere, will be able to find it and read it. That is all I need, as a poet, and that is the beauty, the luxury of my position. My lyric is mine and remains mine. Nobody can ruin it.
Robson Green When I looked at the family tree and at where my ancestors lived, it was places like Rothbury and Tropton! I was going, ‘No, that can’t be the reason why I feel so at home there.’ But could it be in my DNA? It’s kind of shocking. – Robson Green
Davis Webb I think the game’s evolving – it always is. You don’t want to be a dinosaur. You want to evolve with it. – Davis Webb
John Podhoretz Unquestionably, American political rhetoric can be repugnant, and the Right can certainly be as guilty as the Left. – John Podhoretz
Jasper Fforde If you give children the freedom to do very little, quite a lot will do very little. – Jasper Fforde
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