Merrill

Famous quotes containing the word merrill:

“He thought of certain human hearts, their climb
Through violence into exquisite disciplines
Of which, as it now appeared, they all expired.”
—James Merrill (b. 1926)

“the sheets and towels of a life we were going to share,
The milk-stiff bibs, the shroud, each rag to be ever
Trampled or soiled, bled on or groped for blindly,
Came swooning out of an enormous willow hamper
Onto moon-marbly boards.”
—James Merrill (b. 1926)

“Tonight they have stepped out onto the gravel.
The party is over. It’s the fall
Of 1931. They love each other still.”
—James Merrill (b. 1926)