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“Ports are necessities, like postage stamps or soap, but they seldom seem to care what impressions they make.”

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This book is a compilation of poems that explore a wide range of subjects and emotions, showcasing the beauty and depth of the poetic form. more

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Elizabeth Bishop

American poet known for her unique poetic style and profound insights into life. Elizabeth Bishop's works are renowned for their concise, straightforward language and rich emotional expression. more

“My voice is the only material thing in which I can still reveal myself. Go ahead and cut off the hand or the testicles of a voice. Try to find the head of a voice, the orifice through which it passes, or even the breasts to which you can attach the clips of your electrodes. Nothing. Resonant tooth.”

Trying Stills I Can Hands Voice Cutting Materials Speech Teeth Breasts Material Things Clip Testicles

Author:Abdellatif Laabi

“But understand that I want to remain alone, truly alone, so I can precede my face, my voice, my hell without anyone telling me which is the best path, without anyone laughing at the giant's wings and the dwarf's legs that impede my gait.”

Want I Can Faces Voice Laughing Hell Path Solitude Wings Legs Giants Dwarfs Dwarves Gait

Author:Abdellatif Laabi

“Too many words are lit for a beast of burden.”

Speech Burden Beast Lit Beast Of Burden

Author:Yunus Emre

“Neil Kinnock's speeches go on for so long because he has nothing to say and so he has no way of knowing when he's finished saying it.”

Way Long Knowing Goes On Speech Finished

Author:John Major

“I am walking over hot coals suspended over a deep pit at the bottom of which are a large number of vipers baring their fangs.”

Numbers Walking Hot Bottom Coal Pits Fangs Large Numbers Suspended Vipers

Author:John Major

“Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot.”

Courses Found Voice My Own Feet Regret Safe Conservative Conventional

Book:John Major: The Autobiography

Source: John Major: The Autobiography

“I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they were richer than most.”

Way Parent Proud

Author:John Major

“My father was 64 when I was conceived, my mother 38, which was late for babies in the 1940s.”

Mother Father Baby Late

Author:John Major

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