Arthur young’s reflexive universe – fascinating but too schematic to fit into my scheme. — James Merrill
But those two plays left me on fresh terms with language. I didn’t always have to speak in my own voice. — James Merrill
He puts his right hand lightly on the cup, I put my left, leaving the right free to transcribe — James Merrill
Strange about parents. We have such easy access to them and such daunting problems of communication. — James Merrill
Knowing some greek helped defuse forbidding words – not that I counted much on using them. — James Merrill