Quote

From the throes of inspiration and the eddies of thought the poet may at last be able to arrive at, and convey the right admixture of words and meaning.

Eyvind Johnson

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Eyvind Johnson
Age: 76 †
Born: 1900
Born: July 29
Died: 1976
Died: August 25
Architect
Film Director
Journalist
Novelist
Poet
Translator
Writer
Inspiration
Admixture
Lasts
Eddies
Last
Throes
Words
Convey
Thought
Arrive
May
Poet
Able
Right
Meaning

More quotes by Eyvind Johnson

Image
Many men of science and poets have in their own manner, by various ways and means, and aided by others, sought unceasingly to create a more tolerable world for everyone.
Eyvind Johnson
Image
A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.
Eyvind Johnson
Image
A poet or prose narrator usually looks back on what he has achieved against a backdrop of the years that have passed, generally finding that some of these achievements are acceptable, while others are less so.
Eyvind Johnson
Image
And this we should believe: that hope and volition can bring us closer to our ultimate goal: justice for all, injustice for no-one.
Eyvind Johnson