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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

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
Author
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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Poetry
Author
John Ashbery
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Informed by our sad experience of history, we require nothing short of a foundation for lasting democracy. – Ibrahim Babangida

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Was there ever such stuff as great as part of Shakespeare? Only one must not say so! But what think you? – What? – Is there not sad stuff? What? – What? – George III

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I think it is really sad that when people lose their homes they kind of lose their minds too. – Margaret Cho

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Its sad to know Im done. But looking back, Ive got a lot of great memories. – Bonnie Blair

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Most of us have become deaf to our own bodies, which is why we are out of tune. – Terri Guillemets

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People want the right to die at a time of their own choosing. Too many families have watched helplessly as a relative dies slowly, longing for death. – Polly Toynbee

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If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. – Bishop Desmond Tutu

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