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Anthony Hecht Quotes

A lot of the fun lies in trying to penetrate the mystery; and this is best done by saying over the lines to yourself again and again, till they pass through the stage of sounding like nonsense, and finally return to a full sense that had at first escaped notice.
Anthony Hecht

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Author Details:
Type:
Poet Quotes
Category:
American Poet Quotes
Date of Birth:
January 16, 1923
Date of Death:
October 20, 2004
Nationality:
American
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