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Quote by Anne Sexton

“One of my secret instructions to myself as a poet is "Whatever you do, don't be boring."”

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Anne Sexton was an American poet known for her confessional and autobiographical poetry. Her works delved deeply into personal pain, family relationships, and social issues, profoundly influencing 20th-century poetry. more

“I am not sure, once a poet has found out what has been written already, and how it was written - once, in short, he has learnt his trade - that he should bother with literature at all. Poetry is not like surgery, a technique that can be copied. Every operation the poet performs is unique, and need never be done again.”

Needs Should Has Beens Done Found Literature Written Poet Unique Trade Technique Bother Operations Not Sure Poetry Is Surgery

Author:Philip Larkin

“Scheme not to make what's Another's your own; Be not a Dog for the sake of a Bone.”

Dog Sake Bones Schemes

Author:Arthur Guiterman

“We should nourish our souls on the dew of Poesy, and manure them as well.”

Should Wells Soul Dew Manure

Book:Afterthoughts

Source: Afterthoughts

“DIE in the past. Live in the future.”

Past Dies

Author:Mina Loy

“Poetry must be as new as foam & old as rock.”

Rocks Foam

Author:Delmore Schwartz

“You can't escape the puking sphinx.”

Sphinx

Author:Frank Zappa

“The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.”

States Enjoy Really Happy Scenery Detours Happy Woman

Author:Samuel Johnson

“Where there is darkness, let there be light.”

Light Darkness

Author:Francis of Assisi

“We've given up making a living, its all this crazy love poetry now!”

Given Crazy Given Up Love Poetry Making A Living Crazy Love

Author:Rumi

“The indifference of children towards meat is one proof that the taste for meat is unnatural; their preference is for vegetable foods...Beware of changing this natural taste and making children flesh-eaters, if not for their health's sake, for the sake of their character; for how can one explain away the fact that great meat-eaters are usually fiercer and more cruel than other men; this has been recognised at all times and in all places.”

Ifs Men Children Has Beens Character Facts Natural Taste Sake Proof Flesh All Time Indifference Meat Vegetables Preference Unnatural

Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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