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Howard Nemerov Quotes

Language is remarkable, except under the extreme constraints of mathematics and logic, it never can talk only about what it's supposed to talk about but is always spreading around.
Howard Nemerov

Biography

Author Profession: Poet
Nationality: American
Born: February 29, 1920
Died: July 5, 1991

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Language cares.
Howard Nemerov

I have a plot, but not much happens.
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A chronicle is very different from history proper.
Howard Nemerov

Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed.
Howard Nemerov

A teacher is a person who never says anything once.
Howard Nemerov

A lot happens by accident in poetry.
Howard Nemerov

When you write it doesn't occur to you that somebody could think different from what you do.
Howard Nemerov

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