The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesn’t deserve it, give it to him anyhow. John Ciardi Read Quote
Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. John Ciardi Read Quote
Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope. John Ciardi Read Quote
Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old. John Ciardi Read Quote
A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea. John Ciardi Read Quote