I have become a gate
To the ruined city, dry, / Indestructible by fire.

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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Absolute power corrupts absolutely; and if you surrender your personal responsibility to a government which promises to take care of you, they will only take care of themselves.

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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Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time.

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 would talk in iambic pentameter if it were easier.

Howard Nemerov

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