Famous quotes containing the words stanley jasspon kunitz, jasspon kunitz, stanley, jasspon and/or kunitz:
“Him, steeped in the odor of ponds, whose indomitable love
Kept me in chains.”
—Stanley Jasspon Kunitz (b. 1905)
“Already the iron door of the north
Clangs open: birds, leaves, snows
Order their populations forth,
And a cruel wind blows.”
—Stanley Jasspon Kunitz (b. 1905)
“I’ve tried not to exaggerate the glory of athletes. I’d rather, if I could, preserve a sense of proportion, to write about them as excellent ballplayers, first-rate players. But I’m sure I have contributed to false values—as Stanley Woodward said, “Godding up those ballplayers.”
The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new.”
—Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)
“Already the iron door of the north
Clangs open: birds, leaves, snows
Order their populations forth,
And a cruel wind blows.”
—Stanley Jasspon Kunitz (b. 1905)
“Instruct
Your son, whirling between two wars,
In the Gemara of your gentleness,”
—Stanley Jasspon Kunitz (b. 1905)