James Fenton Metrics are not a device for restraining the mad, any more than ‘open form’ or free verse is a prairie where a man can do all kinds of manly things in a state of wholesome unrestrictedness. – James Fenton Device Quotes Form Quotes Kinds Quotes Mad Quotes Manly Quotes Metrics Quotes Prairie Quotes Restraining Quotes Unrestrictedness Quotes Verse Quotes Wholesome Quotes In my opinion, it is easier to avoid iambic rhythms, when writing in syllabics, if you create a line or pattern of lines using odd numbers of syllables. Free verse seemed democratic because it offered freedom of access to writers. And those who disdained free verse would always be open to accusations of elitism, mandarinism. Open form was like common ground on which all might graze their cattle – it was not to be closed in by usurping landlords.
Elvis Duran I’d love to write a book and dabble in TV a little more – but only if it’s right. I’m not going to go out there and beg anyone for a job. – Elvis Duran
Jessica LangeLeadership To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man’s leadership. – Jessica Lange
Elif Safak Writing in another language gives me an additional freedom, an additional way of thinking. It’s a challenge, but I like the challenge. – Elif Safak
David Sedaris People ask if I miss it, but they don’t understand that American culture is so ubiquitous that there’s nothing to miss. I don’t see myself moving back. It’s not that I hate the United States. I just always thought it would be a shame not to live in a foreign country. – David Sedaris
Madhuri Dixit The first fashion show I ever attended was for Ritu Beri in 1997 or 1998. I think that was the first time Ritu had designed for one of my movies ‘Yeh Raastein Hain Pyaar Ke.’ She had done a show in Paris, and she had done the same show in Delhi. It was very eclectic, and I love the way she combines colours and makes them flamboyant. – Madhuri Dixit
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