Empson

Famous quotes containing the word empson:

    “Slowly the poison the whole blood stream fills.
    It is not the effort nor the failure tires.
    The waste remains, the waste remains and kills.”
    —William Empson (1906–1984)

    “Poise of my hands reminded me of yours.”
    —William Empson (1906–1984)

    “What could not possible be there,
    And learn a style from a despair.”
    —William Empson (1906–1984)