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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

Other quotes by John Ashbery

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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Poetry
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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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Poetry
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John Ashbery
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Your joys and sorrows. You can never tell them. You cheapen the inside of yourself if you do tell them. – Greta Garbo

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Well, you cant be depressed and sad 24 hours a day. – Julia Sweeney

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sad

I had to choose, Id be so sad. They are flip sides of the same coin. I love both comedy and drama. – Dianne Wiest

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Someone once accused me of being like Eliot Ness. I sad no sir, Im not E.N., but I can promise you that Im not Al Capone! – Robert Stack

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