Quotes by Fenton, James

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

One does not become a guru by accident. >>

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

Quotations about War

Morality is contraband in war. >>

War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it. >>

What we believe is more important than our material existence, therefo >>

Those who actually set out to see the fall of a city or those who choose to go to a front line, are obviously asking themselves to what extent they are cowards. But the tests they set themselves -- there is a dead body, can you bear to look at it? -- are nothing in comparison with the tests that are sprung on them. It is not the obvious tests that matter (do you go to pieces in a mortar attack?) but the unexpected ones (here is a man on the run, seeking your help -- can you face him honestly?).

Fenton, James