“Them lady poets must not marry, pal.”
Source: The Dream Songs
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John Berryman8
American poet 1914–1972Related quotes
“The gentle Lady married to the Moor,
And heavenly Una with her milk-white lamb.”
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“I do believe a young lady can't be too careful who she marries.”
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“Poets speak of hope in ladies smiles, but give me a smirk any day, I say.”
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Alexander McCall Smith book Morality for Beautiful Girls
Source: Morality for Beautiful Girls
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Umberto Eco (1932–2016) Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist
“I just put on what the lady says. I've been married three times, so I've had lots of supervision.”
Upton Sinclair (1878–1968) American novelist, writer, journalist, political activist
Interview in The New York Times (7 September 1962)