John Wain Quotes & Sayings

not be friends of — John Wain

There, at the centre, are the artists who really form the consciousness of their time; they respond deeply, intuitively to what is happening, what has happened, and what will happen, and their response is expressed in metaphor, in image and in fable. — John Wain

And I, a twister, love, what I abhor. — John Wain

The high shelf
Where you stacked the bad thing, hoping for calm,
Broke. It rolled down. It follows you to the end. — John Wain

Speak your mind, but ride a very fast horse!! — John Wain

How much of our literature, our political life, our friendships and love affairs, depend on being able to talk peacefully in a bar! — John Wain