{"author":"John Berryman","author_id":"John+Berryman","total_quotes":13,"quotes":[{"text":"Them lady poets must not marry, pal . . . It is a true error to marry with poets / or to be by them.","author":"John Berryman","tags":["marriage","poets"],"id":3620,"author_id":"John+Berryman"},{"text":"Them lady poets must not marry, pal.","author":"John Berryman","tags":["marriage","poets"],"id":50978,"author_id":"John+Berryman"},{"text":"I ask for a decreedooming my bitter enemies to laughteradvanced against them.","author":"John Berryman","tags":["laughter"],"id":169351,"author_id":"John+Berryman"},{"text":"We must travel in the direction of our fear.","author":"John Berryman","tags":["travel","direction","must "],"id":181409,"author_id":"John+Berryman"},{"text":"You should always be trying to write a poem you are unable to write, a poem you lack the technique, the language, the courage to achieve. Otherwise you're merely imitating yourself, going nowhere, because that's always easiest.","author":"John Berryman","tags":["poetry","writing"],"id":197028,"author_id":"John+Berryman"},{"text":"Is stuffed, de world, wif feeding girls.","author":"John Berryman","tags":["poems"],"id":247717,"author_id":"John+Berryman"},{"text":"I am so wise I had my mouth sewn shut.","author":"John Berryman","tags":["wisdom"],"id":249201,"author_id":"John+Berryman"},{"text":"…Henry is tired of winter,\u0026 haircuts, \u0026 a squeamish comfy ruin-prone proud national mind, \u0026 Spring (in the city so called)Henry likes Fall.Hé would be prepared to líve in a world of Fállfor ever, impenitent Henry.But the snows and summers grieve and dream;These fierce \u0026 airy occupations, and love,raved away so many of Henry’s yearsit is a wonder that, with in each handone of his own mad books and all,ancient fires for eyes, his head full\u0026 his heart full, he's making ready to move on.","author":"John Berryman","tags":["fall"],"id":311830,"author_id":"John+Berryman"},{"text":"These Songs are not meant to be understood, you understand.They are only meant to terrify \u0026 comfort.","author":"John Berryman","tags":["poetry"],"id":368879,"author_id":"John+Berryman"},{"text":"We must travel in the direction of our fear.","author":"John Berryman","tags":["fear"],"id":378723,"author_id":"John+Berryman"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":13,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}