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Quote by André Gide

“Therefore” is a word the poet must not know. – André Gide

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In order to judge properly, one must get away somewhat from what one is judging, after having loved it. This is true of countries, of persons, and of oneself. РAndr̩ Gide

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Self-Discovery
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André Gide
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What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told. РAndr̩ Gide

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Writing
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André Gide
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Poetry
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Prose talks and poetry sings. – Franz Grillparzer

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Poetry

So I suppose poetry, language, the shaping of it, was and remains for me an effort to make sense out of essentially senseless situations. – Thomas Lynch

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Poetry

Poetry is the deification of reality. – Edith Sitwell

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Poetry

I was one of those dark, quiet kids that wrote poetry. – Rick Springfield

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Poetry

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My mom was a model. She had me at 20, so she was a young mother. – Michael Kors

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Do you remember when you found out you wouldnt live forever? People dont talk about this, but everybody had to go through it because youre not born with that knowledge. – David Cronenberg

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Knowledge

Theory helps us bear our ignorance of facts. – George Santayana, The Sense of Beauty, 1896

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I received from my experience in Japan an incredible sense of respect for the art of creating, not just the creative product. Were all about the product. To me, the process was also an incredibly important aspect of the total form. – Julie Taymor

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