“Fixity is always momentary. But how can it always be so? If it were, i...” — Octavio Paz Quote

“Fixity is always momentary. But how can it always be so? If it were, it would not be momentary - or would not be fixity.”

“The characteristic feature of modernity is criticism: what is new is set over and against what is old, and it is this constant contrast that constitutes the continuity of tradition.”

“Any reflection about poetry should begin, or end, with this question: who and how many read poetry books?”

“Onstage, it's more of a momentary pressure.”

“O what is life, if we must hold it thus as wind-blown sparks hold momentary fire?”

“I feel like I wanna have a series of moments. It's scary when they say you're having a moment, because moments are momentary.”