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Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without la

Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language, or music without atmosphere. – James Martineau

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In many cases these verses will seem to the reader like poetry torn up by the roots, with rain and dew and earth still clinging to them, giving a freshness and a fragrance not otherwise to be conveyed. – Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Preface to Poems by Emily Dickinson Edited by Two of

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There are so many things that poetry is about, one of which is memory. – Peter Davison

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The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness. – James Gates Percival

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We are looking to brands for poetry and for spirituality, because were not getting those things from our communities or from each other. – Naomi Klein

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Do what you love. Know your own bone gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still. – Henry David Thoreau

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