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Quote by Natasha Trethewey

“The act of making poetry is an act of hope.”

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Natasha Trethewey is an American poet known for her works that often explore themes of race, history, and identity, winning widespread acclaim from readers and critics. more

“Differences of power are always manifested in asymmetrical access. The President of the United States has access to almost everybody for almost anything he might want of them, and almost nobody has access to him. The super-rich have access to almost everybody; almost nobody has access to them. ... The creation and manipulation of power is constituted of the manipulation and control of access.”

Want States Might President Differences United Power United States Rich Creation Access Manipulation

Author:Marilyn Frye

“It has been my unbroken policy not to see newspaper writers or give interviews to anyone. At the word interview spoken or written my ears go up and my chin out.”

Giving Has Beens Written Policy Ears Newspapers Interviews Privacy Chins Unbroken

Author:Grace Coolidge

“If a man amounts to much in this world, he must encounter many and varied annoyances whose number mounts as his effectiveness increases.”

Ifs Men World Numbers This World Amount Increase Encounters Effectiveness Annoyance

Author:Grace Coolidge

“Psychiatric services - that is, the attempt to help a person overcome his emotional difficulties in living - are priceless if successful or worthless if they fail.”

Ifs Persons Helping Successful Failing Emotional Overcoming Difficulty Worthless Psychiatry Priceless Psychiatric

Book:Principles of Intensive Psychotherapy

Source: Principles of Intensive Psychotherapy

“Punctuality comes high on my list of unforgivable sins.”

Sin Lists Punctuality Unforgivable Unforgivable Sin

Author:Dorothy Cannell

“rain began to beat at the narrow lattice windows in the stop-and-start manner of an untalented child practicing scales at the piano.”

Children Beats Rain Window Scales Piano Untalented

Book:God Save the Queen!

Source: God Save the Queen!

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