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Quote by Camille Paglia
I certainly derived my skills as a prose writer from my scrutiny o

I certainly derived my skills as a prose writer from my scrutiny of poetry and of the individual word. But schools dont do things like that anymore – tracking words down to their roots. – Camille Paglia

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Within the U.S., the Obama presidency will be mainly measured by the success or failure of his economic policies. And here, I fear, the monstrous stimulus package with which this administration stumbled out of the gate will prove to be Obamas Waterloo. – Camille Paglia

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Failure
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Working moms commonly testify that they feel guilty when they are away from their children and guilty when they are not at their jobs. Devoted fathers certainly miss their children deeply, but it does not seem to be with the same gnawing, primal anxiety that often afflicts women. – Camille Paglia

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Women
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Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up. – Camille Paglia

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mom
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And New York is the most beautiful city in the world? It is not far from it. No urban night is like the night there… Squares after squares of flame, set up and cut into the aether. Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will. – Ezra Pound

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Poetry

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits. – Carl Sandburg

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Poetry

Everyone thinks theyre going to write one book of poems or one novel. – Marilyn Hacker

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Poetry

No poem is easily grasped so why should any reader expect fast results? – John Barton

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Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good. – Mohandas Gandhi

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The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement. – Author Unknown

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