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Poetry is a mere drug, Sir. - George Farquhar

Poetry is a mere drug, Sir. – George Farquhar

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We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions in government: we have heads to get money, and hearts to spend it. – George Farquhar

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Id never really been content with just churning out these slim volumes every three or four years. Ive always tried to think of poetry as an active ingredient in the language rather than just something that appears between the covers of thin books. – Simon Armitage

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Poetry

Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldnt call myself a poet. – David Duchovny

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Poetry

Ive never read a political poem thats accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants. – Howard Nemerov

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Poetry

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. – Carl Sandburg

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