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Poetry lies its way to the truth. - John Ciardi

Poetry lies its way to the truth. – John Ciardi

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It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions. – John Ciardi

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Courage
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John Ciardi
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Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old. – John Ciardi

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Love
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As things are, and as fundamentally they must always be, poetry is not a career, but a mugs game. No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: He may have wasted his time and messed up his life for nothing. – T. S. Eliot

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Poetry

There is often as much poetry between the lines of a poem as in those lines. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

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Poetry

So I really began as a failed poet – although when I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by reading poetry. – Nicholson Baker

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Poetry

I dont like political poetry, and I dont write it. If this question was pointing towards that, I think it is missing the point of the American tradition, which is always apolitical, even when the poetry comes out of politically active writers. – Diane Wakoski

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Poetry

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At home Ive got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour. – Thom Yorke

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It is not every question that deserves an answer. – Publilius Syrus

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Am I a criminal? The world knows Im not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? Youve lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma. – Jack Kevorkian

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Before the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded. – Gertrude Stein

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