James Fenton The iambic pentameter owes its pre-eminence in English poetry to its genius for variation. Good blank verse does not sound like a series of identically measured lines. It sounds like a series of subtle variations on the same theme. – James Fenton Blank Quotes English Quotes Genius Quotes Iambic Quotes Identically Quotes Lines Quotes Measured Quotes Owes Quotes Pentameter Quotes Poetry Quotes Preeminence Quotes Series Quotes Sound Quotes Sounds Quotes Subtle Quotes Theme Quotes Variation Quotes Variations Quotes Verse Quotes The voice is raised, and that is where poetry begins. And even today, in the prolonged aftermath of modernism, in places where ‘open form’ or free verse is the orthodoxy, you will find a memory of that raising of the voice in the term ‘heightened speech.’ Poetry carries its history within it, and it is oral in origin. Its transmission was oral.
Sally Mann You start blocking out things, and that’s a really important part of taking a picture is the ability to isolate what you’re – what you’re concentrating on. – Sally Mann
Julia Glass Somewhat sadly, the survival of many bookstores now depends on selling merchandise other than books. – Julia Glass
Brad Tavares Everybody knows I wanted to fight Michael Bisping. A win over someone like that would have really done a lot for my career. – Brad Tavares
Brad PittDeathFearPeace Perhaps we don’t need these religious concoctions to pillow the fear of death. Just the fact that there is an unknown, and something greater, can bring a feeling of peace. That’s enough for me. – Brad Pitt
Andrew Forrest The most generous part of your philanthropy could be the time you put in to procure the same results and same outcomes and same returns you demand in business. – Andrew Forrest
Connor Franta I moved to Los Angeles when I was 20 years old and was absolutely terrified. I grew up in a small town, so the city itself scared me. I initially did not plan on staying but fell in love with it and never went home. – Connor Franta
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