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Quote by John Ashbery
The poem is sad because it wants to be yours, and cannot be. - Joh

The poem is sad because it wants to be yours, and cannot be. – John Ashbery

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I dont look on poetry as closed works. I feel theyre going on all the time in my head and I occasionally snip off a length. – John Ashbery

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John Ashbery
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There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army. – John Ashbery

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You cant have an up without a down, a right without a left, a back without a front – or a happy without a sad. – Harlan Coben

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Dying is only one thing to be sad over… Living unhappily is something else. – Morrie Schwartz

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I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense. – Teddy Thompson

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The sad thing is most people have to check with someone before they do the things that make them happy. Were all passing through the least we can do is be happy, and the only way to do that is by being selfish. – Gene Simmons

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