'An Englishman's never so natural as when he's holding his tongue. '
'Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. '
'Deep experience is never peaceful'
'I think I don't regret a single 'excess' of my responsive youth - I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn't embrace.'
again i feel that we are able to read another poet, or writer that has such insightful moments of clarity for readers. when sexson asked us to google james, i couldnt remember if i had ever read him... and now looking back i am sure that at some point in the past few years i have read him, but whenever i did and whatever it was that i read didnt seem to apply to me at the moment because i really dont remember ever reading him.... then that got me thinking... how many things have i read through the years that i just read and let it pass by. of course there are texts that i have read through the years of the english department... but i know i dont remember all of them. is that due to me not liking the text or... is it because at that moment in my life when i was reading something i didnt fully connect to it therefore i didnt let it enter my mind and really take something away from it. this is slightly an epiphany for me because i have always though of my self as a connected reader. one who takes away from each text and really reaches some different or new understanding in life or whatever after reading a text... how many times have a i read something in the past few years and not picked up on something. was i not ready if i let James pass me by? at the point when i read him.. and i know i did know taht i am writing about it ! was i just so blind to HIS hidden music in the text that i wasnt able to see it or pick up on whatever was written..... this makes me a little sad... i need to become a more 'connected' reader again....
