Look at the rainbow, and praise him who made it; it is exceedingly beautiful in its brightness. It encircles the sky with its glorious arc; the hands of the Most High have stretched it out. – Bible, Ecclesiasticus (Apocrypha) 43:11-12
I wrote a novel for my degree, and Im very happy I didnt submit that to a publisher. I sympathize with my professors who had to read it. – David Eddings
I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of history if we think that the oral history of poetry is shorter than the written history of poetry. Its not true. Poetry has a longer oral tradition than it does written. – Saul Williams