George Murray quotes

In fact, in some ways, I actually feel much more confident about the quality of Carousel than I do about The Cottage Builder's Letter: probably because of its cohesive nature. (George Murray)
I think, for me, humour needs to be used like a strong spice - sparingly. View quote
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With 'Carousel' I had an idea and it all came out quickly. View quote
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A sequence works in a way a collection never can. View quote
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I guess there is also an element of deliberate change involved. Each of my books has been, at least from my point of view, radically different from the last. View quote
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I am certainly suffering from a modicum of performance anxiety. View quote
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I've often entertained paranoid suspicions about my fridge and what it's been doing to my poetry when I'm not looking, but I never even considered that my fan was thinking about me. View quote
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New York was breaking my concentration and disintegrating my thoughts. View quote
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Well, we all start thinking we're going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize no one reads you but other poets. View quote
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In my opinion, Al Moritz may be the best poet of his generation in Canada. View quote
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I do try to let what is obviously unintended yet naturally good stay in. (George Murray)
Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend it's no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often it's really just about the money, the perceived prestige. View quote
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The poetry community here has been extraordinarily welcoming. View quote
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I think the main influence has been living in New York City. Aside from all the crap around 9/11, I find it very demanding to think amid all the noise and visual pollution. View quote
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Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to keep the respect of the reader too. View quote
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I am still interested in the long or serial poem, but have written a few smaller things. I may start sending to journals again in a year or so... that's about it. View quote
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I don't think there's anything wrong with someone having to read a poem twice. Or even a book. View quote
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I feel as though I've fooled the world into thinking I'm an adult and now they're letting me procreate. View quote
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I no longer feel pressure to produce fiction. View quote
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I still write the occasional short story, and poked at a novel once, but it's just not what I want to do. View quote
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I suppress the vast majority of what I write. (George Murray)
I wanted to rock back and forth between myth and distant futures, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It felt a bit like prophecy and a bit like storytelling. View quote
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I was writing notes, but not composing poems. The Hunter began to develop out of this fragmented process. View quote
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I'm not interested in being easy anymore. Readable, yes. Easy, no. View quote
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It's a bit of a crapshoot out there with young writers right now anyway. View quote
George Murray

George Murray

Occupation: Canadian Poet
Quotes count: 28