Quote by André Gide

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

Other quotes by André Gide

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress. – 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. – André Gide

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Writing
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Music is more emotional than prose, more revolutionary than poetry. Im not saying Ive got the answers, just a of questions that I dont hear other artists asking. – Malcolm Wilson

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I think that the job of poetry, its political job, is to refresh the idea of justice, which is going dead in us all the time. – Robert Hass

Category:
Poetry

Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand. – Plato

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Poetry

The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity. – George Oppen

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Poetry

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