Quotes of Charles Simic - somelinesforyou

“ A true confession: I believe in a soluble fish. ”

- Charles Simic

“ One writes because one has been touched by the yearning for and the despair of ever touching the Other. ”

- Charles Simic

“ Poetry: three mismatched shoes at the entrance of a dark alley. ”

- Charles Simic

“ In their effort to divorce language and experience, deconstructionist critics remind me of middleclass parents who do not allow their children to play in the street. ”

- Charles Simic

“ Poetry is an orphan of silence. ”

- Charles Simic

“ One writes because one has been touched by the yearning for and the despair of ever touching the Other. ”

- Charles Simic

“ I slept little, read a lot, and fell in love frequently. ”

- Charles Simic
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