Erica Jong's Quote - Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our lif

Quote by Erica Jong

Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our lif

Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life – when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born or when we fall in love. – Erica Jong

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The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash through the alleyways must surely be the ghosts of the famous dead in feline disguise. – Erica Jong

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Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame. – Erica Jong

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My grandchildren are fabulous and funny. – Erica Jong

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There may be more poetry than justice in poetic justice. – George Will

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A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times. – Randall Jarrell

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Have you ever heard a good joke? If youve ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then youre already on the way to poetry. Its about using words in very precise ways and using gesture. – Rita Dove

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

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