Well, we all start thinking we're going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize no one reads you but other poets. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes hit poet read
I still write the occasional short story, and poked at a novel once, but it's just not what I want to do. George Murray occasionalpokeshort Change image and share on social
I think, for me, humour needs to be used like a strong spice - sparingly. George Murray humoursparinglyspice Change image and share on social
Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to keep the respect of the reader too. George Murray fictionfinehard Change image and share on social
What a piece of garbage this smart car is. There's a commercial - the smart car has zero percent interest for six years. Well, good, I got zero percent in six years in buying this smart car. I'll tell you that much. I mean, it's ridiculous. My buddy has a smart car, totaled it. He hit a deer tick. Larry the Cable Guy buddybuycar share on social
For poets today or in any age, the choice is not between freedom on the one hand and abstruse French forms on the other. The choice is between the nullity and vanity of our first efforts, and the developing of a sense of idiom, form, structure, metre, rhythm, line - all the fundamental characteristics of this verbal art. James Fenton abstruseageart share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social