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Quote by Edward Abbey
I dont see how poetry can ever be easy... Real poetry, the thick,

I dont see how poetry can ever be easy… Real poetry, the thick, dense, intense, complicated stuff that lives and endures, requires blood sweat; blood and sweat are essential elements in poetry as well as behind it. – Edward Abbey

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Be loyal to what you love, be true to the earth, fight your enemies with passion and laughter. – Edward Abbey

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