Author: Randall Jarrell

Quotes

I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry.

I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry.

- Randall Jarrell

I decided that Europeans and Americans are like men and women: they understand each other worse, and it matters less, than either of them suppose.

I decided that Europeans and Americans are like men and women: they understand each other worse, and it matters less, than either of them suppose.

- Randall Jarrell

It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life.

It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life.

- Randall Jarrell

The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.

The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.

- Randall Jarrell

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