As I read more and more - and it was not all verse, by any means - my love for the real life of words increased until I knew that I must live with them and in them, always. I knew, in fact, that I must be a writer of words, and nothing else. Dylan Thomas factincreaseknow share on social
Don't be too harsh to these poems until they're typed. I always think typescript lends some sort of certainty: at least, if the things are bad then, they appear to be bad with conviction. Dylan Thomas badcertaintyconviction Change image and share on social
I have never sat down and studied the Bible, never consciously echoed its language, and am, in reality, as ignorant of it as most brought-up Christians. All of the Bible that I use in my work is remembered from childhood and is the common property of all who were brought up in English-speaking communities. Dylan Thomas biblebringchildhood share on social
Never be lucid, never state, if you would be regarded great. Dylan Thomas greatlucidregard Change image and share on social
I went on all over the States, ranting poems to enthusiastic audiences that, the week before, had been equally enthusiastic about lectures on Railway Development or the Modern Turkish Essay. Dylan Thomas audiencedevelopmententhusiastic Change image and share on social
The function of posterity is to look after itself. Dylan Thomas functionposterity Change image and share on social
These poems, with all their crudities, doubts, and confusions, are written for the love of Man and in praise of God, and I'd be a damn' fool if they weren't. Dylan Thomas confusioncruditydamn Change image and share on social
The land of my fathers. My fathers can have it. Dylan Thomas fatherland Change image and share on social
There is only one position for an artist anywhere; and that is upright. Dylan Thomas artistpositionupright Change image and share on social