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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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Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever. – Don Marquis

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Birthday
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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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Age
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I dont think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that. – Robert Morgan

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Poetry

Poetry is a sort of homecoming. – Paul Celan

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Poetry

The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry, all that he has learned about poetry, is only a partial assurance. – A. R. Ammons

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Poetry

The romanticised life, where all the great poetry and music and art of the world comes from, is great but it requires a lot of self-indulgence. – Laura Marling

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The tiny madman in his padded cell. – Vladimir Nabokov

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I hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we werent consumed by technology and television. – Jimmy Buffett

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People dont understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when its wet. – Alain Prost

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But I try to steal other moments. Sometimes I get up very early in the morning and enjoy a quiet house and cup of tea before the craziness begins. Other times, Ill take a quick walk on the beach. You can find peace in a few minutes. – Cindy Crawford

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