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“It makes sense to me that the polyglot wouldn't know what language he dreamed in.”

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James Arthur, born on March 2, 1988, is a talented British singer known for his unique musical style and heartfelt songs. His music has gained widespread popularity, with hits like 'Say You Won't Let Go'. more

“Artists are just entrepreneurs. It's up to them to figure out how or if they can make a monetary profit from their passion − from their calling, as I discussed above. Sometimes they can. Musicians can sell music, even in the face of piracy. Or they can sell their services − concerts, etc. Painters and other artists can profit in similar ways. A novelist could use kickstarter for a sequel or get paid to consult on a movie version.”

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Author:Stephan Kinsella

“Years ago I used to set my alarm for 4 am, so that I could wake up in the middle of a dream and move directly into writing. I guess my favorite poems contain a mixture of intuitive and analytical thought.”

Writing Years Dream Moving Used Middle Years Ago Wake Up My Favorite Intuitive Mixtures Alarms

Author:James Arthur

“The roots of copyright lie in censorship. It was easy for state and church to control thought by controlling the scribes, but then the printing press came along and the authorities worried that they couldn't control official thought as easily.”

States Lying Easy Church Authority Roots Presses Worried Officials Censorship Printing Copyright Printing Press Scribes

Author:Stephan Kinsella

“Our analytical faculties allow us to look critically at our writing and interpret it. Sometimes we make bold, impulsive edits to our poems, but most forms of precision and economy in poetry, it seems to me, are signatures of the analytical mind.”

Writing Mind Looks Sometimes Seems Form Economy Faculty Edits Precision Signatures Impulsive

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“I don't think I'd ever get any better as a poet if I didn't push myself, very deliberately, to grow. My best poems surprise me, as they should, but I fight them at every turn, possibly just because I'm stubborn.”

Ifs Thinking Should Turns Fighting Grows Poet Surprise Stubborn Surprise Me Best Poem

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“I try not to think in terms of what poems or poets should do. Most of us appreciate a wide diversity in music, in cooking, in movies, but in our own medium, poetry, we often fail to make allowances for tastes and projects other than our own.”

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Author:James Arthur

“If poems very different from my own bring pleasure to a group of readers, who am I to say that the poems should have been written differently?”

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“I like poems that immediately claim my attention, instead of taking my attention for granted. At first read, I want to feel compelled to pick up the poem again; I want to be curious about its byways and secret corners.”

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Author:James Arthur

“I like poems that affect me emotionally and also provoke me to further, deeper thought. I enjoy challenge, but not, I think, for its own sake.”

Thinking Enjoy Challenges Sake Deeper Provoking

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