Legacy of Words and Stories
Samuel Taylor Coleridge:
They will always be remembered... when I am dead and all my words are dust.
Sara Coleridge:
What is it? What have you written?
Robert Southey:
It's a story for the children. Called "The Three Bears".
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Revising Poetry: A Sibling Discussion
William Wordsworth: [to Dorothy]
I wandered lonely as a cow ...
Dorothy Wordsworth:
Perhaps "cloud" would be better, William.
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The Cost of Anonymity in Art
Samuel Taylor Coleridge:
Anonymous - like Homer, like the hills and clouds themselves!
Sara Coleridge:
So long as Anonymous doesn't collect the fee.
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A Comment on Physical Appearance
John Thelwall:
You have grown such pleasing huge breasts, Sara.
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Addiction to Wordsworth Over Opium
Robert Southey:
Sam, opium is not your worst addiction. Your worst addiction is to Wordsworth.
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The Struggle for Creative Fulfillment
William Wordsworth:
You can feed him with ideas and images but I go hungry.
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Distraction from Eel Fishing Concerns
William Wordsworth:
Albatrosses have nothing to do with eel fishing! This is another distraction.
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Revolution of the Mind and Purpose
William Wordsworth:
We came to create a revolution of the mind, not to canoodle on a hillock.
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Struggling with Thoughts Beyond Substance
Samuel Taylor Coleridge:
It's not the opium - it's my mind. I spend every day trying not to think.
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On the Nature of Creation and Growth
Samuel Taylor Coleridge:
It's only a mite. It's not as though he created a fully grown Doctor of Philosophy or a strapping great plough boy.
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