Quote by Don Marquis
Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Gr

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. – Don Marquis

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Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything. – Don Marquis

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Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has likely learned how to have a little fun in spite of his troubles. – Don Marquis

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There may be more poetry than justice in poetic justice. – George Will

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That is to say, epic poetry has been invented many times and independently but, as the needs which prompted the invention have been broadly similar, so the invention itself has been. – Lascelles Abercrombie

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Journalism is concerned with events, poetry with feelings. Journalism is concerned with the look of the world, poetry with the feel of the world. – Archibald MacLeish

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Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth. – June Jordan

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