Anthony Hecht , American poet

said about First, Fun, Lies, Mystery, Nonsense, Saying, Trying...

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"A lot of the fun lies in trying to penetrate the mystery; and this is best done by saying over the lines to yourself again and again, till they pass through the stage of sounding like nonsense, and finally return to a full sense that had at first escaped notice."
- Anthony Hecht

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