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Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time.Howard Nemerov
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I would talk in iambic pentameter if it were easier.Howard Nemerov
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[T]eaching has been for me an education (Lord knows what it has been for my students).Howard Nemerov
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Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow`s speed.Howard Nemerov
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I like all my children, even the squat and ugly ones.Howard Nemerov
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I have a plot, but not much happens.Howard Nemerov
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Language cares.Howard Nemerov
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Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed.Howard Nemerov
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A teacher is a person who never says anything once.Howard Nemerov
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The secrets of success are a good wife and a steady job. My wife told me.Howard Nemerov
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It may be said that poems are in one way like icebergs: only about a third of their bulk appears above the surface of the page.Howard Nemerov
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I sometimes talk about the making of a poem within the poem.Howard Nemerov