Quotes From "Alcohol And Poetry: John Berryman And The Booze Talking" By Lewis Hyde

But neither money nor machines can create. They shuttle tokens...
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But neither money nor machines can create. They shuttle tokens of energy, but they do not transform. A civilization based on them puts people out of touch with their creative powers. Lewis Hyde
An anaesthetic is a poet-killer.
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An anaesthetic is a poet-killer. Lewis Hyde
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Irony has only emergency use. Carried over time it is the voice of the trapped who have come to enjoy their cage. Lewis Hyde