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Date [Source / Page]Author QuotedTitle QuotedQuotation by Merton
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1962/07/09
[Ltrs: CforT p. 274]
Henry MillerBig 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 MillerColossus 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 MillerColossus 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 MillerTime 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 MillerWisdom 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 PerlesMy 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 MillerStand 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.