Quote by Andrew Motion
Each sudden gust of light explains itself as flames, but neither t

Each sudden gust of light explains itself as flames, but neither they, nor even bombs redoubled on the hills tonight can quite include me in their fear. – Andrew Motion

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While also, importantly, not wanting to dumb it down or pretend the days of difficult poetry are over, because we live in a pluralist culture and theres room for difficult poetry alongside rap and everything else. And poetry wont be for everyone, but everyone should have the choice. – Andrew Motion

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Poetry
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I deeply adored my mum. She was an extraordinary person, even for the prejudice Im likely to have. She was beautiful, amusing, a tremendous elaborator of things into comic proportions and extravagant in her imagination. – Andrew Motion

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Imagination
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Poetry is at the centre of my life, too, emotionally speaking, and intellectually speaking – its just that Im one of those people who enjoy doing other stuff as well. – Andrew Motion

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Poetry
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My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured Id deal with the other stuff later. – Portia de Rossi

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Fear

Fear of the future is worse than ones present fortune. – Quintilian

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Fear

A huge part of what animates homophobia among young people is paranoia and fear of their own capacity to be gay themselves. – Dan Savage

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Fear

Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear. – George W. Bush

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Later never exists. – Author Unknown

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The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress. – Hendrik Willem Van Loon

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The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has. – Confucius

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Men

Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow. – Chief Joseph

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