Quote by David Hare
The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose the prose from th

The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose the prose from the seventeenth century was poetry. – David Hare

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Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability of the weather. – David Hare

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[Man] asks from prose, only under a more obscure and indefinite form, what he expects from poetry; and indeed, where is the actual boundary between poetry and prose? and how can one help owning that prose is but poetry gradually but never entirely extinguished or calmed down? – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

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Ive done a number of readings at poetry lounges in Vancouver and Los Angeles. Ive compiled a book of poetry thats completed, and two others Im working on. – Corin Nemec

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A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. – Jean Cocteau

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One will never again look at a birch tree, after the Robert Frost poem, in exactly the same way. – Paul Muldoon

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If you yearn for holy felicity, shed your arrogance and become a seeker of hearts. – Rumi

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Stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Coincidence? I think not! – Author Unknown

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By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class. – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply calisthenics with words. – Dorothy Parker

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