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Quote by Jane Hirshfield

“Poetry's work is the clarification and magnification of being.”

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Jane Hirshfield is an American poet known for her concise and profound poetry. Born on February 24, 1953, she has gained widespread recognition in the literary world since the 1980s. more

“Look, I don’t care what the Ooga-Boogas do. It sounds like they need a family counselor, not a sniper. (Steele) They’re not Ooga-Boogas, they’re Uhbukistanis. (Syd) Whatever. My personal belief is that we should leave Ooga-Booga Land to the Oomp-Loompas. Let them fight it out with the Snozzwangers, Wangdoogles, and the mean Vermicious Knids. I’d rather go peal carrots with a spoon. (Steele)”

Needs Should Looks Mean Care Fighting Belief Sound Land Don't Care I Don't Care Spoons Carrots Counselor Snipers Personal Beliefs

Author:Sherrilyn Kenyon

“How did you escape? (Syd) I fought my way out in a manner that would have made Rambo proud. And when I got home without his body because I couldn’t pull him out without getting myself killed, I got slapped in my face by everyone around me. So don’t talk to me about death, little girl. I wrote the book on it. (Steele)”

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Author:Sherrilyn Kenyon

“I sense the world might be more dreamlike, metaphorical, and poetic than we currently believe--but just as irrational as sympathetic magic when looked at in a typically scientific way. I wouldn't be surprised if poetry--poetry in the broadest sense, in the sense of a world filled with metaphor, rhyme, and recurring patterns, shapes, and designs--is how the world works. The world isn't logical, it's a song.”

Ifs World Way Believe Might Song Magic Design Shapes Filled Metaphor Patterns Logical Poetic Irrational Rhyme Sympathetic Metaphorical Recurring

Author:David Byrne

“I don't wear fur and I understand their cause. I am the biggest animal lover in the world. I have four dogs and two horses, and I have rescued animals all my life.”

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Author:Gisele Bundchen

“Are all American girls as daft as you, Rachel?" "I hope so," I said.”

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Author:Ann Rinaldi

“The world is so full and abundant it is like a pregnant woman carrying a child in one arm and leading another by the hand. Every puddle in the lane is ringed with sipping butterflied that fly up in flutter when you walk past in the late morning on your way to get the mail.”

World Way Children Hands Past Walks Morning Arms Late Mail Pregnant Lanes Puddles Pregnant Women Sipping Carrying A Child

Author:Wendell Berry

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