Quote #2
Poetry is to prose as dancing is to walking.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
More from John Wain
- The lesson is that dying men must groan; And poets groan in rhymes that please the ear.
- This book - amber-clear, cool and with a good head - deserves a thoughtful swig even from people who never drink.
- How much of our literature, our political life, our friendships and love affairs, depend on being able to talk peacefully in a bar!