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“We don't like flowers that do not wilt; they must die, and nine she-camel hairs aid memory.”

Book:The complete poems of Marianne Moore

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The book is a comprehensive compilation of Marianne Moore's poetry, reflecting her unique style and thematic concerns. Moore's work is known for its wit, intellectual depth, and innovative use of language. more

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Marianne Moore

American poet known for her unique modernist style and profound philosophical insights. Her poetry is concise and insightful, often exploring themes of nature, art, and the human condition. more

“The sense organs, which are limited in scope and ability, randomly gather information. This partial information is arranged into judgments, which are based on previous judgments, which are usually based on someone else's foolish ideas. These false concepts and ideas are then stored in a highly selective memory system.”

Ideas Memories Ability Information Judgment Concepts Foolish Organs Scope Selective

Book:Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu

Source: Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu

“But he has gone, A nation's memory and veneration, Among the radiant, ever venturing on, Somewhere, with morning, as such spirits will.”

Spirit Nations Memories Morning Gone Radiant Veneration

Author:John Masefield

“He gives us the very quintessence of perception,-the clearly crystalized precipitation of all that is most precious in the ferment of impression after the impertinent and obtrusive particulars have evaporated from the memory.”

Giving Memories Perception Impression Quintessence

Book:The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Ten Volumes: Literary and political addresses

Source: The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Ten Volumes: Literary and political addresses

“As I search the archives of my memory I seem to discern six types or methods [of judicial writing] which divide themselves from one another with measurable distinctness. There is the type magisterial or imperative; the type laconic or sententious; the type conversational or homely; the type refined or artificial, smelling of the lamp, verging at times upon preciosity or euphuism; the demonstrative or persuasive; and finally the type tonsorial or agglutinative, so called from the shears and the pastepot which are its implements and emblem.”