Quotes by Fenton, James

The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft >>

The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform hers >>

It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. >>

Quotations about Mothers

The Enemy, who wears her mother's usual face and confidential tone, ha >>

A mother who is really a mother is never free. >>

A mother's heart is always with her children. >>

The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint.

Fenton, James