"I'm sure that writing isn't a craft, that……" — Robert Lowell
"I'm sure that writing isn't a craft, that is, something for which you learn the skills and go on turning out. It must come from some deep impulse, deep inspiration. That can't be taught, it can't be what you use in teaching."
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Robert Lowell
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20 Quotes by Robert Lowell
Robert Lowell has 20 quotes on this site.
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Middle Age At forty-five, What next, what next? At every corner, I meet my Father, My age, still alive.
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The Lord survives the rainbow of His will.
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Everywhere, giant finned cars nose forward like fish; a savage servility slides by on grease.
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Talking about the past is like a cat's trying to explain climbing down a ladder,
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I want to apologize for plaguing you with so many telephone calls last November and December. When the 'enthusiasm' is…
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September twenty-second, Sir, the bough cracks with unpicked apples, and at dawn the small-mouth bass breaks water, gorged with spawn.
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If youth is a defect, it is one we outgrow too soon.
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I saw the spiders marching through the air, Swimming from tree to tree that mildewed day In latter August when…
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I was overcome with an attack of pathological enthusiasm.
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In the end, there is no end.
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Pity the planet, all joy gone from this sweet volcanic cone; peace to our children when they fall in small…
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We are all old-timers, each of us holds a locked razor.
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More Craft Quotes
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Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are…
— Bryan Adams
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The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has…
— Balthus
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It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather than a baker, when he…
— Honore de Balzac
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It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become…
— Dirk Benedict
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A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.
— Dirk Benedict
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As I get into it more, I want to grow as an artist, as an entertainer, and basically perfect my…
— Justin Bieber
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The human heart is as a frail craft on which we wish to reach the stars.
— Giotto di Bondone
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The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding…
— Anthony Bourdain
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Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first…
— Richard Branson
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Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.
— Jean de la Bruyere
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The beautiful thing about acting is that you can just dive into the character, strip yourself of everything, and just…
— Nick Cannon
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I have two different categories of favorite films. One is the emotional favorites, which means these are generally films that…
— John Carpenter
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