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John Ashbery
8 quotes
“There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the .”
John Ashbery (1927–2017) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: International Herald Tribune (Paris, October 2, 1989) The Columbia World of Quotations, 1996.
“Did I say that? One says so many things, and the problem is they all get written down.”
John Ashbery (1927–2017) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In response to the question "Why do you call yourself anti-art?," Bard College, 2005
“It didn’t pay very much, but it enabled me to get other jobs doing art criticism, which I didn’t want to do very much, but as so often when you exhibit reluctance to do something, people think you must be very good at it. If I had set out to be an art critic, I might never have succeeded.”
John Ashbery (1927–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I originally started writing, I expected that probably very few people would read my poetry because in those days people didn’t read poetry much anyway.”
John Ashbery (1927–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Well, there are certain stock words that I have found myself using a great deal. When I become aware of them, it is an alarm signal meaning I am falling back on something that has served in the past—it is a sign of not thinking at the present moment, not that there is anything intrinsically bad about certain words or phrases.”
John Ashbery (1927–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Somewhere someone is traveling furiously toward you, At incredible speed, traveling day and night, Through blizzards and desert heat, across torrents, through narrow passes. But will he know where to find you, Recognize you when he sees you, Give you the thing he has for you?”
John Ashbery (1927–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the beginning there are those who don't quite fit in But are somehow okay. And then some morning There are places that suddenly seem wonderful: Weather and water seem wonderful, And the peaceful night sky that arrives In time to protect us, like a sword Cutting the blue cloak of a prince.”
John Ashbery (1927–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“These two guys in the front yard— Are they here to help?”
John Ashbery (1927–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source