Quote by Hart Crane
One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have t

One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper pattern at the right moment. – Hart Crane

Other quotes by Hart Crane

It has taken a great deal of energy, which has not been so difficult to summon as the necessary patience to wait, simply wait much of the time – until my instincts assured me that I had assembled my materials in proper order for a final welding into their natural form. – Hart Crane

Category:
Patience
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And inasmuch as the bridge is a symbol of all such poetry as I am interested in writing it is my present fancy that a year from now Ill be more contented working in an office than ever before. – Hart Crane

Category:
Poetry
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Other Quotes from
Writing
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There is no royal path to good writing; and such paths as do exist do not lead through neat critical gardens, various as they are, but through the jungles of self, the world, and of craft. – Jessamyn West, Saturday Review, 1957 September 21st

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Writing

It is possible to regard Norman Mailer as one of the prices we pay for widespread literacy. – Richard Gilman, “Why Mailer Wants to be President,” in The New Republic, 1964 Fe

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Writing

I try to leave out the parts that people skip. – Elmore Leonard

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Writing

Books want to be born: I never make them. They come to me and insist on being written, and on being such and such. – Samuel Butler

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Writing

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The trick in life is learning how to deal with it. – Helen Mirren

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Modern societies march towards morality in proportion as they leave religion behind. – Paul Bert

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Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. – Confucius

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