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Quote by Charles Simic

“Making art in America is about saving one's soul.”

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Charles Simic, born on May 9, 1938, is a renowned American poet. His poetry is known for its unique style and profound emotional expression, having won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. more

“I do believe that a poem needs to remind the reader of his or her own humanity, of what they are, of what they're capable of. Awaken them, in a sense, to the fact that there's a world in front of their eyes, that they have a body, they're going to die, the sky is beautiful, it's fun to be in a grassy field when the sun is shining—those kinds of things.”

World Needs Believe Kind Facts Body Eye Beautiful Humanity Dies Fun Sun Sky Fronts Fields Reader Capable Shining

Author:Charles Simic

“There’s no preparation for poetry.”

Preparation

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“Words make love on the page like flies in the summer heat and the poet is only the bemused spectator.”

Poet Summer Pages Heat Making Love Spectators

Book:The Life of Images: Selected Prose

Source: The Life of Images: Selected Prose

“The religion of the short poem, in every age and in every literature, has a single commandment: Less is always more. The short poem rejects preamble and summary. It's about all and everything, the metaphysics of a few words surrounded by much silence. …The short poem is a match flaring up in a dark universe.”

Age Universe Literature Dark Silence Rejects Commandments Metaphysics Few Words Summary Preamble

Author:Charles Simic

“There are those who've been hacked by the Chinese and those who don't know they've been hacked by the Chinese.”

Knows Chinese Hacked

Author:James Comey

“I have lived the American dream. Even my worst days as attorney general have been better than my father's best days.”

Has Beens Dream Father Worst American Dream Attorney Worst Day

Author:Alberto Gonzales

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