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Quote by James Joyce
Poetry, even when apparently most fantastic, is always a revolt ag

Poetry, even when apparently most fantastic, is always a revolt against artifice, a revolt, in a sense, against actuality. – James Joyce

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Love between man and man is impossible because there must not be sexual intercourse and friendship between man and woman is impossible because there must be sexual intercourse. – James Joyce

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I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day. – James Joyce

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There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write. – Henry R. Luce

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Poetry says the things that I cant say. I read a lot, but I never write it. – Trevor McDonald

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I heard Nirvana, and discovered that songs could be like poetry, but a little bit more refined: you didnt have to have 20 verses to get your point across. – Justin Townes Earle

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I dont think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Deep songs dont come from the surface they come from the deep down. The poetry and the songs that you are suppose to write, I believe are in your heart. – Judy Collins

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Out of compassion I destroy the darkness of their ignorance. From within them I light the lamp of wisdom and dispel all darkness from their lives. – Bhagavad Gita

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I did my best, and God did the rest. – Hattie McDaniel

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It would be good for us Africans to accept ourselves as we are and recapture some of the positive aspects of our culture. – Wangari Maathai

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