Yvor Winters Quote

The young are quick of speech.
Grown middle-aged, I teach
Corrosion and distrust,
Exacting what I must.


'On Teaching the Young' (1934)


The young are quick of speech. Grown middle-aged, I teach Corrosion and distrust, Exacting what I must.

The young are quick of speech. Grown middle-aged, I teach Corrosion and distrust, Exacting what I must.

The young are quick of speech. Grown middle-aged, I teach Corrosion and distrust, Exacting what I must.

The young are quick of speech. Grown middle-aged, I teach Corrosion and distrust, Exacting what I must.