Robert Creely's poems have two main characteristics. 1) They are short; 2) they are not short enough.
Retailing is a unique destination. What you need is stronger critical mass. - John Simon
Retailing is a unique destination. What you need is stronger critical mass.
- John Simon
Chess is a cold bath for the mind - John Simon
Chess is a cold bath for the mind
If you love language, it will love you back. - John Simon
If you love language, it will love you back.
The ultimate evil is the weakness, cowardice, that is one of the constituents of so much human nature. When, rarely, unalloyed nobility does occur, i… - John Simon
The ultimate evil is the weakness, cowardice, that is one of the constituents of so much human nature. When, rarely, unalloyed nobility does occur, i…
It's wonderful to be hated by idiots. - John Simon
It's wonderful to be hated by idiots.
Diana Rigg is built like a brick mausoleum with insufficient flying buttresses. - John Simon
Diana Rigg is built like a brick mausoleum with insufficient flying buttresses.
The pressure on language to deteriorate does not come merely from below, from the "democratic" lev-elers. It comes also from above, from the fancy ja… - John Simon
The pressure on language to deteriorate does not come merely from below, from the "democratic" lev-elers. It comes also from above, from the fancy ja…
This case is just as racist as the fictional, but unfortunately all too typical case, in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. - John Simon
This case is just as racist as the fictional, but unfortunately all too typical case, in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.
Although most informed balletomanes would place artistry above technique, artistry without a strong technique is a flaccid, bloodless thing indeed, w… - John Simon
Although most informed balletomanes would place artistry above technique, artistry without a strong technique is a flaccid, bloodless thing indeed, w…
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