Empson

Famous quotes containing the word empson:

    It is this deep blankness is the real thing strange.
    The more things happen to you the more you can’t
    Tell or remember even what they were.
    —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)