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As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and o

As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note. – Seamus Heaney

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At home in Ireland, theres a habit of avoidance, an ironical attitude towards the authority figure. – Seamus Heaney

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In fact, in lyric poetry, truthfulness becomes recognizable as a ring of truth within the medium itself. – Seamus Heaney

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Poetry
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Even if the hopes you started out with are dashed, hope has to be maintained. – Seamus Heaney

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At the last Celebration I spoke before an auditorium full of people and I could just feel the affection and the positive feelings that they were exuding. It was actually moving. I remember thinking, Im not worthy, because Star Wars is so much bigger than all of us. – Mark Hamill

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This place? Nothing positive. OK, I want to say something positive. Its positively a dump. – Charles Barkley

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I really struggle with that feeling of helplessness. Thats why I really try to get my blogs, and even myself, to point to the positive and look at all the inspiring things that are happening. – Daryl Hannah

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Dallas is a positive, get-it done city. – Laura Miller

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Im certain that most couples expect to find intimacy in marriage, but it somehow eludes them. – James Dobson

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