John Ashbery - Thought Quotes

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Just when I thought there wasn't room enough for another thought in my head, I had this great idea—

John Ashbery

I thought that if I could put it all down, that would be one way. And next the thought came to me that to leave all out would be another, and truer, way.

John Ashbery

How funny your name would be if you could follow it back to where the first person thought of saying it, naming himself that, or maybe some other persons thought of it and named that person. It would be like following a river to its source, which would be impossible. Rivers have no source.

John Ashbery