Quote by George Murray
Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just thi

Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think its harder to write. Its harder to keep the respect of the reader too. – George Murray

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Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend its no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often its really just about the money, the perceived prestige. – George Murray

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Poetry
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Well, we all start thinking were going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize no one reads you but other poets. – George Murray

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Romantic
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Ive often entertained paranoid suspicions about my fridge and what its been doing to my poetry when Im not looking, but I never even considered that my fan was thinking about me. – George Murray

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All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling. – Oscar Wilde

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In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime. – Phyllis McGinley

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Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate. – John Denham

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My next project is to get back to that. Actually, to learn how to write poetry. Im not kidding. – Harry Mathews

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