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Quote by Robert Frost
A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesic

A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. – Robert Frost

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A diplomat is a man who always remembers a womans birthday but never remembers her age. – Robert Frost

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The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning, and does not stop until you get into the office. – Robert Frost

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To a poet the mere making of a poem can seem to solve the problem of truth, but only a problem of art is solved in poetry. – Laura Riding

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Nothing truly convincing – which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill – has been written against the ancients as yet especially not against their poetry. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that will spur the artist to new heights if it does not cripple him or her. – David Lehman

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The library was open for one hour after school let out. I hid there, looking at art books and reading poetry. – Lynda Barry

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The vehemence with which certain critics have chosen not simply to criticize what Ive written, but to challenge my writing this story at all, speaks of what the book is about: fear of disapproval. – Joyce Maynard

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Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments. – Henry Ward Beecher

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What is right is often forgotten by what is convenient. – Bodie Thoene, Warsaw Requiem

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An age is called “dark,” not because the light fails to shine but because people refuse to see it. – James Michener

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