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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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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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I just want real reactions. I want people to laugh from the gut, be sad from the gut – or get angry from the gut. – Andy Kaufman

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We all like stories that make us cry. Its so nice to feel sad when youve nothing in particular to feel sad about. – Anne Sullivan

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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together. – Saadi

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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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