Quote by Carl Sandburg
Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits. - Carl Sandburg

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

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Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen. – Carl Sandburg

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To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after all would be too damn hard. – Carl Sandburg

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Poetry mends a broken arrow then shoots us in the heart with it. – Terri Guillemets, “Love, life, poetry,” 2016

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I often imagine that the longer he studies English literature the more the Japanese student must be astonished at the extraordinary predominance given to the passion of love both in fiction and in poetry. – Lafcadio Hearn

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Poetry is a totally different art than film. – Stan Brakhage

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Listen, real poetry doesnt say anything it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through anyone that suits you. – Jim Morrison

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Women are much more like each other than men: they have, in truth, but two passions, vanity and love; these are their universal characteristics. – Lord Chesterfield

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Laziness never arrived at the attainment of a good wish. – Miguel de Cervantes

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I love nature and enjoy learning new skills. – Leona Lewis

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Freedom is poetry, taking liberties with words, breaking the rules of normal speech, violating common sense. Freedom is violence. – Norman O. Brown

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