Zukofsky A Quotes & Sayings

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Round of fiddles playing Bach. — Louis Zukofsky

The more the words of others impressed him with their factual content, the more he felt he must wait for his own facts before being tempted into words. — Louis Zukofsky

This story was a story of our time. And a writer's attempts not to fathom his time amount but to sounding his mind in it. — Louis Zukofsky

Olson's Maximus and Zukofsky's 'A' are too symbolically and verbally complex, respectively, to command large audiences especially in an age when a college degree is becoming a certificate of illiteracy. — Guy Davenport

Nothing is better for being Eternal
Nor so white as the white that dies of a day. — Louis Zukofsky

Everything is transient. You must transcend and transform for higher self realization. — Debasish Mridha

The most important question facing the planet is: Is it worth it? — Robert Bateman

River that must turn full after I stop dying
Song, my song, raise grief to music
Light as my loves' thought, the few sick
So sick of wrangling: thus weeping,
Sounds of light, stay in her keeping
And my son's face - this much for honor. — Louis Zukofsky

I have to be more modest now that I'm a mama, but I loved those days when I could really wear what I wanted to. I do love crazy shoes and clothes. But I mean, come on, I'm 38, so even if I like a dress of Betsey Johnson, I have to say, 'Stop it. Go for Chanel!' — Anna Netrebko

Sight is where the eye hits. — Louis Zukofsky

Only emotion objectified endures. — Louis Zukofsky

May is, Airs wreathe (times) : and they mirror: plus
Silence supports my pretension . . the parts
Ascend a tone, repeating, (tin ears) thus
(Listen) move past Jesus ratted in starch;
My contention . . that the slight disregards
My costs: Recorders: Fa - as what wind blew
Tossed coins in herrings heads, what journey thru
Mi et Mi Fa . . tota Musica, dearth
Such as voice courting voice has such value
Labor light lights in air, in earth, on earth — Louis Zukofsky

I'm well trained. The only reason I am this slim is that I have to fit into the clothes. The samples are size 8, and I am naturally a size 10 to 12. I have been on a diet for my entire life. — Marie Helvin

[T]he mechanics of life should never be allowed to interfere with living. — Jan Struther

I had never thought about it, but summer was Dill by the fishpool smoking string, Dill's eyes alive with complicated plans to make Boo Radley emerge; summer was the swiftness with which Dill would reach up and kiss me when Jem was not looking, the longings we sometimes felt each other feel. With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable ... - Scout Finch — Harper Lee

When my own writing needs a perk, I open Zukofsky and read from "A" - particularly sections "22" and "23." It can be opaque, but I love the intensity. — Stephen Vincent Benet

It was a nice feeling. Like starting out on a long walk, and knowing you're headed in the right direction. — Barry Martin

As income from work has become more concentrated in America, the super rich have invested in businesses, real estate, art, and other assets. The income from these assets is now concentrating even faster than income from work. — Robert Reich

It was a pity that people did not risk enough to speak out in behalf of one another's happiness and their own.
— Louis Zukofsky