Richard Hugo Quotes
- A creative writing class may be one of the last places you can go where your life still matters.
- Don't write with a pen. Ink tends to give the impression the words shouldn't be changed.
- Lucky accidents seldom happen to writers who don't work. You will find that you may rewrite and rewrite a poem and it never seems quite…
- In the world of imagination, all things belong.
- Think small.... If you can't think small, try philosophy or social criticism.
- To write a poem you must have a streak of arrogance-- not in real life I hope. In real life try to be nice. It…
- Scholars look for final truths they will never find. Creative writers concern themselves with possibilities that are always there to the receptive.
- If you want to communicate, use the telephone
- Never write a poem about anything that ought to have a poem written about it.
- An act of imagination is an act of self-acceptance.
- Say nothing and just make music and you'll find plenty to say.
- Assuming you can write clear English sentences, give up all worry about communication. If you want to communicate, use the telephone.
- You owe reality nothing and the truth about your feelings everything.