“I think most of the things I published have been published out of desperation, not because they were perfected.” ThinkingHas BeensDesperation Author:M. H. Abrams
“I think the hardest thing to teach a student is that what he or she puts down on paper is changeable. It's not the final thing, it's the first thing, which may just be the suggestive, vague identification of something that you have to come back to and rewrite.” ThinkingFirstsMayTeachStudentsPaperFinalsHardestEditingVagueHardest ThingIdentification Author:M. H. Abrams
“Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions.” ThinkingHelpingKeysPerceptionMetaphorDeterminePerceive Author:M. H. Abrams
“When something startlingly new comes up, young people, especially, seize it. You can't complain about that. I think its heyday has passed, but it's had an effect and will continue to have an effect.” PeopleThinkingYoungEffectsFashionCome UpComplainingHeyday Author:M. H. Abrams
