"One should indeed read Pope with his notes available, in the Twickenham edition possibly, to see what a vast amount he did understand about Homer."

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Robert Fitzgerald

#Pope Quotes #Notes Quotes #Should Quotes

“There's a lot more historical baggage to deal with as a wife than as a partner.”
“Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of last-minute shopping.”
“I was able to overcome this because of the fans who waited for me. I promise not to disappoint you anymore.”
“It isn't useful to curse the darkness; instead light your candle and let your light shine.”
“Our words have power. They impact others, but they also impact us.”
“Im okay with being unimpressive. I sleep better.”
“I sat in the sun on a bench; the animal within me licking the chops of memory; the spiritual side a little drowsed, promising subsequent penitence, but not yet moved to begin.”
“While poetry was less professionalized than it is now, I still had this urge to win prizes and see my work in magazines, to get an "A," as though poetry could be graded. I wish I had been more patient and less frantic about getting published.”

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