“The materials of true poetry are always humble, absolutely idiosyncratic, the autobiographical tatters that, in gifted hands, are made into the memoir that fits us all.” MadeHandsPoetryMaterialsFitHumbleMemoirGifted Author:Patricia Hampl
“Silence, that inspired dealer, takes the day's deck, the life, all in a crazy heap, lays it out, and plays its flawless hand of solitaire, every card in place. Scoops them up, and does it all over again.” DoePlayHandsSilenceCrazyLaysInspiredCardsDealerDeckFlawless Book:Virgin Time Source: Virgin Time
“Writing about why you write is a funny business, like scratching what doesn't itch. Impulses are mysterious, and explaining them must be done with mirrors, like certain cunning slight-of-hand routines.” WritingDoneHandsCertainMirrorsMysteriousImpulseCunningExplainingFunny Business Author:Patricia Hampl
