“Robert Frost had always said you mustn't think of the last line first, or it's only a fake poem, not a real one. I'm inclined to agree.” ThinkingFirstsSaidRealLastsLiteratureLinesAgreeFakeFake PeopleFrostIcyReal Ones Author:Howard Nemerov
“I've thought of the last line of some poems for years and tried them out, It wouldn't work because the last line was much too beautiful for the poem.” YearsLastsBeautifulLinesHypnosis Author:Howard Nemerov
“The nice thing about the Bible is it doesn't give you too many facts. Two an a half lines and it tells you the whole story and that leaves you a great deal of freedom to elaborate on how it might have happened.” GivingTwoWholeFactsStoriesMightLiteratureLinesDealsHalfNiceHappenedNice Things Author:Howard Nemerov