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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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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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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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I feel quite sad for the young musicians coming up because they may never get to pay their rent properly. It doesnt matter what the genre nowadays, its so much harder than it ever was. – Bryan Adams

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What I loved about the acting class was that you got to think all day long about a person that wasnt you, and figure out why they were sad and what they wanted, what they dreamed. – Beth Henley

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Oh, I am very weary, Though tears no longer flow My eyes are tired of weeping, My heart is sick of woe. – Anne Bronte

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