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Quote by Slavoj Žižek

“Revolutionaries need poets, too.”

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A Slovenian philosopher and an influential figure in contemporary Western philosophy. Born on March 21, 1949, Slavoj Žižek is known for his unique Marxist perspective and profound analysis of culture, politics, and film. more

“The study of philosophy represents an extended mediation on death. The study of literature teaches us that life is absurd, because humankind possesses the foreknowledge that we each owe a death. It is the poets, persons vested with divine inspiration, whom teach us how to live, by boldly experiencing and dutifully recording all the vibrant sensations of life.”

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Book:Dead Toad Scrolls

Source: Dead Toad Scrolls

“Poets are the untamed creatures.”

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Author:Euginia Herlihy

“A good book is the only friend who can speak to you in silence, leaving you enriched, not alone.”

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Book:The Heartbeat of Love: Celebrating the Extraordinary Journey of Mothers: Celebrate the Heart of Every Family: A Journey Through the Beauty of Motherhood

Source: The Heartbeat of Love: Celebrating the Extraordinary Journey of Mothers: Celebrate the Heart of Every Family: A Journey Through the Beauty of Motherhood

“Sometimes, you are moved by everything that happens around you. A song moves you so much. Its lyrics make you tear, its melodies take you to another world. You read a poem and you wish you were the one who wrote it. They say you spend your whole life rewriting the poem you loved once. You know that’s true. Because you know how poets feel. You know how they think. You know who they are.”

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Book:Metanoia: Different shades of life

Source: Metanoia: Different shades of life

“Poets and writers are always truth-seekers... I just want people to talk with honest language about what is happening.”

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Author:@jzsalvipoet

“Prune my ambition to the lowly prayer That I may drive the furrow of my tale Straight, through the lives and dignities I know.”

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Book:The Land

Source: The Land

“I’ve learned that I am not just a poet, that poets are not just poets. If I could tell my younger self one thing about being a poet...I’d tell her that we contain multitudes.” @Nic_Sealey”