"A poem with grandly conceived and executed stanzas, such as one of Keats's odes, should be like an enfilade of rooms in a palace: one proceeds, with eager anticipation, from room to room."

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Source : "Changing rooms" by James Fenton, www.theguardian.com. September 6, 2002.

James Fenton

#Odes Quotes #Rooms Quotes #Palaces Quotes

“The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: 'grace.'”
“As a writer, I am constantly aware that I take my life in my hands with everything I do and say. It's just a fact of life. For me it always has been.”
“Nothing wastes more energy than worrying. The longer one carries a problem, the heavier it becomes. Don't take life too seriously. Live a life full of serenity, not of regrets.”
“I grew up with all kinds of people.”
“Heaven is always and forever around us and no soul remembered is ever really gone.”
“I think people who are concerned about the alt right are properly focusing on making sure it doesn't get mainstreamed, because it shouldn't be.”
“The greatest limitations you will ever face will be those you place on yourself.”

Source : Denis Waitley (1988). “Being the best”, Pocket
“I always thought there was a - even in the most, quote, "conceptual art," there is always a physical aspect to it. I never knew what the term meant.”

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