"Topography is one of my chief themes in my poetry..about the country, the suburbs and the seaside... then there come's love... and increasingly; the fear of death."

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Source : Radio Talk on BBC Third Programme, 1949.

John Betjeman

#Country Quotes #Topography Quotes #Fear Of Death Quotes

“People think that you're supposed to marry your type well, I didn't marry my type. It's much more practical, and based in a day-to-day existence. So when you have that, and you're happy, and you love her, don't waste time. Because time - and I've learned that at this point in my life - time is my most precious commodity. Nothing is more precious than time. Because when it runs out that's it”
“This other war, the war upon destruction of natural assets is one that will never be finished. Our weakness in this vast war is largely ignorance, that most of our citizens do not realize what is going on under their very feet.”
“Come with me if you want to live!”
“All the truths of mathematics are linked to each other, and all means of discovering them are equally admissible.”
“The audience is like my instrument. It's not just me up there, it's collaborative.”
“I'll get mobbed by literally 40 school girls. It's like being a full fledged star, and that's surreal.”
“The thing is that the money issue looms so large in art now. And it has absolutely nothing to do with art. If you're painting goes for ten grand or a hundred grand, it doesn't make painting any easier. And it doesn't make the painting any better if it goes for a hundred grand.”

Source : Interview With Laura Hoptman, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 15, 2013.
“I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, If you want me again look for me under your bootsoles.”

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