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Date [Source / Page]
Author Quoted
Title Quoted
Quotation by Merton
[link to full quote]
1962/07/09
[
Ltrs: CforT p. 274
]
Henry Miller
Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
It was good to hear from you. I have often thought of writing to you, and usually that is the first thing that..
1962/07/09
[
Ltrs: CforT p. 274
]
Henry Miller
Colossus of Maroussi
It was good to hear from you. I have often thought of writing to you, and usually that is the first thing that..
1962/08/07
[
Ltrs: CforT p. 276
]
Henry Miller
Colossus of Maroussi
Now to other things for a moment: I am in the middle of The Wisdom of the Heart and it is you at your best. Th..
1962/08/07
[
Ltrs: CforT p. 276
]
Henry Miller
Time of the Assassins: a Study of Rimbaud
Now to other things for a moment: I am in the middle of The Wisdom of the Heart and it is you at your best. Th..
1962/08/07
[
Ltrs: CforT p. 276
]
Henry Miller
Wisdom of the Heart
Now to other things for a moment: I am in the middle of The Wisdom of the Heart and it is you at your best. Th..
1963/05/12
[
Ltrs: CforT p. 278
]
Alfred Perles
My Friend, Henri Miller: An Intimate Biography
Thanks for all your cards. I have been thinking of you a lot since I have been reading A[lfred] Perlès's book ..
1964/06/22
[
Ltrs: CforT p. 279
]
Henry Miller
Stand Still like the Hummingbird
I cannot let your hummingbird [Stand Still like the Hummingbird] get away without a resounding shout of approv..
Abbreviations ▲
Source of Merton's Quotation and Citation
Ltrs: CforT
The Courage for Truth: Letters of Thomas Merton to Writers.
Ltrs: Giroux
Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton.
Ltrs: Hammer
The Letters of Merton and Victor and Carolyn Hammer.
Ltrs: HGL
The Hidden Ground of Love.
Ltrs: Laughlin
Thomas Merton and James Laughlin: Selected Letters.
Ltrs: Leclercq
Survival or Prophecy? The Letters of Merton and Jean Leclercq.
Ltrs: RtoJ
The Road to Joy: Letters to New and Old Friends.
Ltrs: Ruether
Letters of Merton and Rosemary Radford Ruether.
Ltrs: SofC
The School of Charity. Letters on Religious Renewal.
Ltrs: WtoF
Witness to Freedom: The Letters of Merton in Times of Crisis.