Quote by Marguerite Young
Im quite sure that most writers would sustain real poetry if they

Im quite sure that most writers would sustain real poetry if they could, but it takes devotion and talent. – Marguerite Young

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All my writing is about the recognition that there is no single reality. But the beauty of it is that you nevertheless go on, walking towards utopia, which may not exist, on a bridge which might end before you reach the other side. – Marguerite Young

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A lawyer I once knew told me of a strange case, a suffragette who had never married. After her death, he opened her trunk and discovered 50 wedding gowns. – Marguerite Young

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Im as much influenced by Joseph Smith and the Mormons as I am, more so, than by Eliot. Actually, Im much more influenced by the poetry of the Mormons. – Marguerite Young

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And at least in poetry you should feel free to lie. That is, not to lie, but to imagine what you want, to follow the direction of the poem. – Mark Strand

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The more poetry you have in the head, the more poetry you will understand because you will be getting to the roots of what it is that makes people write poetry at all. – Peter Davison

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As an actor, there is room for a certain amount of creativity, but youre always ultimately going to be saying somebody elses words. I dont think Id have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but Id love to write short stories and poetry, because those are my two passions. – Daniel Radcliffe

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Poetry consists in a rhyming dictionary and things seen. – Gertrude Stein

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