“Like all my poems, 'Negotiations' has several sources. It deals with aging lovers and the often silent deals they make. Thinking about bargains made me think of The Little Mermaid and that made me remember something I had just read about the incredibly complex process by which tadpoles (actual little mermaids) are somehow able to reabsorb their tails and fashion their future frog legs.” ThinkingLittlesMadeAbleRememberProcessDealsFashionSourceLoversAgingSilentComplexesLegsTailsNegotiationBargainsFrogsMermaidRemember SomethingTadpoles Author:Rae Armantrout
“every word calls up far more of a picture than its actual meaning is supposed to do, and the writer has to deal with all these silent associations as well as with the uttered significance.” WellsDealsSilentSignificanceAssociation Book:the zodiac arch Source: the zodiac arch
“Everybody is a political person, whether you say something or you are silent. A political attitude is not whether you go to parliament; it's how you deal with your life, with your surroundings.” PersonsPoliticalDealsAttitudeSilentParliamentSurroundings Author:Paulo Coelho
“I agree that not responding, and blocking his email, is the way to deal with the man you hope falls silent again.” MenWayFallDealsHe ManAgreeSilentBlockEmailRespondingNot Responding Author:Emily Yoffe