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The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world… to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. – John Ruskin

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No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder. – John Ruskin

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How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it? – John Ruskin

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Bread of flour is good; but there is bread, sweet as honey, if we would eat it, in a good book. – John Ruskin

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Some say they see poetry in my paintings I see only science. – Georges Seurat

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I gave up on new poetry myself 30 years ago when most of it began to read like coded messages passing between lonely aliens in a hostile world. – Russell Baker

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I find a lot of poetry to be narcissistic. – Joni Mitchell

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I have epiphanies all the time, because Im always thinking. Im a thinker. Im always writing poetry, Im always coming to conclusions. – Chrisette Michele

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