Thom Gunn Quote

No plausible nostalgia, no brown shame,
I had when treating with my enemies.
And always when a living impulse came
I acted, and my action made me wise.
And I regretted nothing.


Fighting Terms (1954)


No plausible nostalgia, no brown shame, I had when treating with my enemies. And always when a living impulse came I acted, and my action made me...

No plausible nostalgia, no brown shame, I had when treating with my enemies. And always when a living impulse came I acted, and my action made me...

No plausible nostalgia, no brown shame, I had when treating with my enemies. And always when a living impulse came I acted, and my action made me...

No plausible nostalgia, no brown shame, I had when treating with my enemies. And always when a living impulse came I acted, and my action made me...