I think people need a little joy and humor as well as commitment in their lives — Kenneth Patchen Copy Share Image
There are so many little dyings How do we know which one of them is death? — Kenneth Patchen Copy Share Image
“The animal I wanted Couldn't get into the world I can hear it crying When I sit like this away from life” — Kenneth Patchen Copy Share Image
“What shall light us to murder & defile if by some chance the Laws of the State happen to get turned off?” — Kenneth Patchen Copy Share Image
“It is the nature of man to expose with laws of doubt & impatience, no feeling of wonder that he should a participant in… — Kenneth Patchen Copy Share Image
Dogs with broken legs are shot; men with broken souls write through the night. — Kenneth Patchen Copy Share Image
I think people need a little joy and humor as well as commitment in their lives — Kenneth Patchen Copy Share Image
It is fully practical to create that which has form in the silence. The noise art makes is usually heard by those whose lives… — Kenneth Patchen Copy Share Image
Greatness and Truth can never be in danger from these murdering wretches. To perform one's duty, be it now, be it clean, and be… — Kenneth Patchen Copy Share Image
Literature is what you write when you think you should be saying something. Writing begins when you'd rather be doing anything else: and you've… — Kenneth Patchen Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself to be a painter. I think of myself as someone who has used the medium of painting in an attempt… — Kenneth Patchen Copy Share Image
