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Quote by Denis Diderot
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.

Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild. – Denis Diderot

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Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control. – Denis Diderot

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We swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by drop the truth which is bitter to us. – Denis Diderot

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Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits. – Carl Sandburg

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The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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