John Wain

John Barrington Wain (14 March 1925 – 24 May 1994) was a British poet, anthologist and journalist.

Quotes

 * The lesson is that dying men must groan; And poets groan in rhymes that please the ear.
 * Poem Don't let's spoil it all, I thought that we were going to be such good friends.


 * This book — amber-clear, cool and with a good head — deserves a thoughtful swig even from people who never drink.
 * As given in Simpson's Contemporary Quotations (1988) p. 301


 * How much of our literature, our political life, our friendships and love affairs, depend on being able to talk peacefully in a bar!
 * As given in Simpson's Contemporary Quotations (1988) p. 301


 * Poetry is to prose as dancing is to walking.
 * Talk on BBC Radio, 13 January 1976
 * Quoted in "The Penguin Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Quotations", J M & M J Cohen (1996) p. 389 ISBN 0-14-051165-2