“The composer does not want the self-sufficiency of a richly complex text: he or she wants to feel that the text is something in need of musical setting.” WantNeedsFeelsDoeSelfComplexesMusicalSettingSettingsComposerSelf SufficiencySufficiency Author:James Fenton
“When Mr Ackroyd says that in the 18th century, stranglers bit off the noses of their victims, I feel that he probably knows what he is talking about. I just wish he hadn't told me.” KnowsFeelsWishBitsTalkingCenturyVictimNoses18th Century Author:James Fenton
“I've not been a prolific poet, and it always seemed to me to be a bad idea to feel that you had to produce in order to get... credits. Production of a collection of poems every three years or every five years, or whatever, looks good, on paper. But it might not be good; it might be writing on a kind of automatic pilot.” FeelsWritingYearsLooksKindIdeasMightOrderThreeFiveProducePoetPaperProductionsCreditBe GoodFive YearsCollectionsThree YearsPilotsBad Ideas Author:James Fenton
