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4 John Wain Quotes

John Wain offers wry, literary reflections on poetry, literature and community that feel like a lively chat over drinks.

John Wain quotes

  1. The lesson is that dying men must groan; And poets groan in rhymes that please the ear.

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  2. Poetry is to prose as dancing is to walking.

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  3. This book - amber-clear, cool and with a good head - deserves a thoughtful swig even from people who never drink.

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  4. How much of our literature, our political life, our friendships and love affairs, depend on being able to talk peacefully in a bar!

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