“The secrets of success are a good wife and a steady job. My wife told me.”

Howard Nemerov

“Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time.”

Howard Nemerov

“I do insist on making what I hope is sense so there's always a coherent narrative or argument that the reader can follow.”

Howard Nemerov

“[T]eaching has been for me an education (Lord knows what it has been for my students).”

Howard Nemerov