“I could never have dreamt that there were such goings-on in the world between the covers of books, such sandstorms and ice blasts of words, such slashing of humbug, and humbug too, such staggering peace, such enormous laughter, such and so many blinding bright lights breaking across the just-waking wits and splashing all over the pages in a million bits and pieces all of which all of which were words, words, words, and each of which were alive forever in its own delight and glory and oddity and light.” ReadingWonderBooks Book:The Poems of Dylan Thomas Source: The Poems of Dylan Thomas
“I could never have dreamt that there were such goings-on in the world between the covers of books, such sandstorms and ice blasts of words, such slashing of humbug, and humbug too, such staggering peace, such enormous laughter, such and so many blinding bright lights breaking across the just-waking wits and splashing all over the pages in a million bits and pieces all of which were words, words, words, and each of which were alive forever in its own delight and glory and oddity and light.” ReadingWonderBooks Book:The Poems of Dylan Thomas Source: The Poems of Dylan Thomas
“Reading one's own poems aloud is letting the cat out of the bag. You may have always suspected bits of a poem to be overweighted, overviolent, or daft, and then, suddenly, with the poet's tongue around them, your suspicion is made certain.” MayMadeCertainReadingBitsPoetCatTongueBagsSuspicionDaft Author:Dylan Thomas
“Somebody's boring me. I think it's me.” ThinkingBookReadingLuckBoringComplainingBoredomComplaints Author:Dylan Thomas
“My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out.” EyeReadingEducationLibertyHanging OutHanging AroundImportance Of Education Author:Dylan Thomas
“Poetry is not the most important thing in life... I'd much rather lie in a hot bath reading Agatha Christie and sucking sweets.” ImportantLyingReadingSweetHotImportant ThingsPoetry IsThings In LifeBathsChristieMost Important Things In LifeHot Baths Author:Dylan Thomas
