I. A. Richards quotes
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“It is never what a poem says that matters, but what it is.”
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“A book is a machine to think with.”
-- I. A. RichardsSource : I.A. Richards (2003). “Principles of Literary Criticism”, p.7, Routledge
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“Poetry is a perfectly reasonable means of overcoming chaos.”
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“In the simplest formulation, when we use a metaphor we have two thoughts of different things active together and supported by a single word, or phrase, whose meaning is a resultant of their interaction.”
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“We want to do something and a definition is a means of doing it. If we want certain results then we must use certain meanings or definitions. But no definition has any authority apart from a purpose, or to bar us from other purposes.”
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“Contempt is a well-recognized defensive reaction.”
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“We believe a scientist because he can substantiate his remarks, not because he is eloquent and forcible in his enunciation. In fact, we distrust him when he seems to be influencing us by his manner.”
-- I. A. RichardsSource : John Constable, I. A. Richards (2013). “Princ Literary Criticism”, p.300, Routledge
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“Thought is metaphoric, and proceeds by comparison, and the metaphors of language derive therefrom.”
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Source : Abraham Coles (1885). “The Life and Teachings of Our Lord in Verse: Being a Complete Harmonized Exposition of the Four Gospels, with Original Notes Textual Index, Etc. Two Volumes in One, Vol. 1 -- The Evangel (second Edition), Vol. 2 -- The Light of the World”
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“... passion for survival is the great theme of women's poetry.”
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“A poet cannot be a Party member ... without paying the price.”
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“Poets are mysterious, but a poet when all is said is not much more mysterious than a banker.”
Source : Allen Tate (1999). “Essays of Four Decades”, Isi Books
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“Nothing new here, except my marrying, which to me is a matter of profound wonder.”
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