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Quote by Seamus Heaney
The fact of the matter is that the most unexpected and miraculous

The fact of the matter is that the most unexpected and miraculous thing in my life was the arrival in it of poetry itself – as a vocation and an elevation almost. – Seamus Heaney

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As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note. – Seamus Heaney

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positive
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Even if the hopes you started out with are dashed, hope has to be maintained. – Seamus Heaney

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Hope
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In fact, in lyric poetry, truthfulness becomes recognizable as a ring of truth within the medium itself. – Seamus Heaney

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Poetry
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The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. Thats what poetry does. – Allen Ginsberg

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There are so many things that poetry is about, one of which is memory. – Peter Davison

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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

In my late teenage years, I developed a real passion for it, and wrote a lot of poetry. – Danielle Steel

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I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if Im going to learn, I must do it by listening. – Larry King

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