John Ashbery Quote

Well, there are certain stock words that I have found myself using a great deal. When I become aware of them, it is an alarm signal meaning I am falling back on something that has served in the past—it is a sign of not thinking at the present moment, not that there is anything intrinsically bad about certain words or phrases.


Paris Review Interview (1983)


Well, there are certain stock words that I have found myself using a great deal. When I become aware of them, it is an alarm signal meaning I am...

Well, there are certain stock words that I have found myself using a great deal. When I become aware of them, it is an alarm signal meaning I am...

Well, there are certain stock words that I have found myself using a great deal. When I become aware of them, it is an alarm signal meaning I am...

Well, there are certain stock words that I have found myself using a great deal. When I become aware of them, it is an alarm signal meaning I am...