Quotes by Ted Hughes

Explore a curated collection of 11 quotes by Ted Hughes. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

He could not stand. It was notThat he could not thrive, he was bornWith everything but the will –That can be deformed, j — Ted Hughes
The inmost spirit of poetry, in other words, is at bottom, in every recorded case, the voice of pain – and the physical — Ted Hughes
What’s writing really about? It’s about trying to take fuller possession of the reality of your life. — Ted Hughes
And that's how we measure out our real respect for people—by the degree of feeling they can register, the voltage of lif — Ted Hughes
There is no better way to know us Than as two wolves, come separately to a wood. — Ted Hughes
That's the paradox: the only time most people feel alive is when they're suffering, when something overwhelms their ordi — Ted Hughes
Wadsworth MoorWhere the millstone of skyGrinds light and shadow so purple-fineAnd has ground it so longGrinding the skin — Ted Hughes
In those days I coercedOracular assuranceIn my favour out of every sign. — Ted Hughes
The only thing people regret is that they didn't live boldy enough, that they didn't invest enough heart, didn't love en — Ted Hughes
Every single person is vulnerable to unexpected defeat in this inmost emotional self. At every moment, behind the most e — Ted Hughes
Right from the start he is dressed in his best - his blacks and his whitesLittle Fauntleroy - quiffed and glossy,A Sunda — Ted Hughes