John Wain

"The lesson is that dying men must groan; And poets groan in rhymes that please the ear."

"This book — amber-clear, cool and with a good head — deserves a thoughtful swig even from people who never drink."

"How much of our literature, our political life, our friendships and love affairs, depend on being able to talk peacefully in a bar!"

"Poetry is to prose as dancing is to walking."