Strange about parents. We have such easy access to them and such daunting problems of communication.
At college I'd seen my dead frog's limbs twitch under some applied stimulus or other - seen, but hadn't believed. Didn't dream of thinking beyond or … - James Merrill
At college I'd seen my dead frog's limbs twitch under some applied stimulus or other - seen, but hadn't believed. Didn't dream of thinking beyond or …
- James Merrill
Arthur Young's Reflexive Universe - fascinating but too schematic to fit into my scheme. The most I could hope for was a sense of the vocabulary and … - James Merrill
Arthur Young's Reflexive Universe - fascinating but too schematic to fit into my scheme. The most I could hope for was a sense of the vocabulary and …
Strange about parents. We have such easy access to them and such daunting problems of communication. - James Merrill
The simplest science book is over my head. - James Merrill
The simplest science book is over my head.
In life, there are no perfect affections. - James Merrill
In life, there are no perfect affections.
But those two plays left me on fresh terms with language. I didn't always have to speak in my own voice. - James Merrill
But those two plays left me on fresh terms with language. I didn't always have to speak in my own voice.
And, as I have said, it's made me think twice about the imagination. If the spirits aren't external, how astonishing the mediums become! Victor Hugo … - James Merrill
And, as I have said, it's made me think twice about the imagination. If the spirits aren't external, how astonishing the mediums become! Victor Hugo …
Before trying a novel I wrote a couple of plays. - James Merrill
Before trying a novel I wrote a couple of plays.
The day is breaking someone else's heart. - James Merrill
The day is breaking someone else's heart.
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