Ted Hughes Quotes
Do as you like with me. I'm your parcel. I have only our address on me. Open me, or readdress me.
Hughes, Ted. Letters of Ted Hughes, edited by Christopher Reid, Faber and Faber, 2007.
5th Earl of Montrose. Argyle had sentenced him to death. When he appeared at the scaffold he was formally and elegantly dressed and began combing his long hair. Argyle asked what why he was doing such a foolish thing at that time. These were his famous last words.
Edward James Hughes OM OBE FRSL was an English poet, translator, and children's writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984 and held the office until his death. In 2008 The Times ranked Hughes fourth on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".