A poem is never finished, only abandoned. – Paul Valéry
Every man expects some miracle — either from his mind or from his body or from someone else or from events. – Paul Valéry
A poem is never finished, only abandoned. – Paul Valéry
Every man expects some miracle — either from his mind or from his body or from someone else or from events. – Paul Valéry
An artist never really finishes his work; he merely abandons it. – Paul Valéry
My Botswana books are positive, and Ive never really sought to deny that. They are positive. They present a very positive picture of the country. And I think that that is perfectly defensible given that there is so much written about Africa which is entirely negative. – Alexander McCall Smith