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“There is much appeal for me in Eastern religion, the little I know of it. And something thorny in me finds American adaptations of Buddhism terribly self-indulgent, silly, gooey in the way the English call "wet."”

Quote by Robert Pinsky

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Robert Pinsky is an American poet born on October 20, 1940. His poetry has received widespread acclaim and has won multiple awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Pinsky's poetry is known for its profound emotion and rich imagination. more

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