Quotes about Keats
Endymion received mostly negative criticism after its release and Keats himself admitted its diffuse and unappealing style. It was damned by many critics, giving rise to Byron's quip that Keats was ultimately "snuffed out by an article", suggesting that he never truly got over the criticism the poem received.
— John Keats
Do not all charms fly / At the mere touch of cold philosophy?
— John Keats
For awhile after you quit Keats all other poetry seems to be only whistling or humming.
— F Scott Fitzgerald
Women don't want all that. Women just want a partner who is considerate and attentive, who will spoon with them while reciting Keats, and feed them organic yogurt by candlelight on a seaside cliff at sunset.
— Stephen Colbert
O fret not after knowledge - I have none, and yet my song comes native with the warmth. O fret not after knowledge - I have none, and yet the Evening listens.
— John Keats
A virgin purest lipp'd, yet in the loreOf love deep learned to the red heart's core.
— John Keats