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If a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so tha

If a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act. – A. E. Housman

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Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life – when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born or when we fall in love. – Erica Jong

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The music just tends to be a vehicle for that poetry. – Mark Knopfler

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And if they havent got poetry in them, theres nothing you can do that will produce it. – Norman MacCaig

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