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“For the novelist or poet, for the scientist or artist, the question is not where do ideas come from, the question is how they come. The how is the mystery. The how is fragile.”

Book:Talk, Talk : A Children's Book Author Speaks to Grown-Ups

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“It might seem like the easier way to get rid of a poet would be just to take him out to the backyard, have him kneel between the cans with tomato plants in them and put a bullet in his brain. But they knew from history that it doesn't work to kill a writer. Every time you shoot a poet,a dozen new ones are born. It's like plucking a grey hair.”

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Book:The Girl Who Was Saturday Night

Source: The Girl Who Was Saturday Night

“The birds are in their trees, the toast is in the toaster, and the poets are at their windows. [...] The proofreaders are playing the ping-pong game of proofreading, glancing back and forth from page to page, the chefs are dicing celery and potatoes, and the poets are at their windows because it is their job for which they are paid nothing every Friday afternoon.”

Writing Poetry Poets

Book:The Trouble With Poetry - And Other Poems

Source: The Trouble With Poetry - And Other Poems

“I'd rather die fighting over great poets than over gods.”

Poetry Faith Poets Gods

Author:Salman Rushdie

“They say that it is always poets that die in wars, and I never got over a sense of being in the trenches.”

War Spirit Poets Salena Godden

Book:Springfield Road

Source: Springfield Road

“For a poet reality is mysterious, imaginations are magical, and perceptions are magnificent.”

Inspirational Philosophy Poetry Quotes Debasish Mridha Poets Debasish Mridha M D What Inspires Poets

Author:Debasish Mridha

“Shadow of Your Spirit At night I see the shadow of your spirit Mixing with my blood and soul During the day I see your photos They tell me come to me Come to my world and romance Even I don’t know by myself How I fell into your love I cannot remove it from my heart Your love stabled my soul”

Poetry Poem Poems Poets

Book:River of Flower

Source: River of Flower

“Remember that good poets too can write bad poems! Talent has also a talent to be untalented!”

Talent Poet Good Poets Talents Murat Ildan Quotations Untalented

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“En gammel Poët haver sagt: Nulla fides pietasqve viris, qvi castra seqvuntur: Man finder hverken Redelighed eller Gudsfrygt i Krigs-Standen. Men, saasom det er Poëter tilladt at lyve saa meget som dem lyster, saa reflecterer ingen meget her paa.”

War Morality Morals Poets Turenne

Book:Epistler

Source: Epistler

“Romance for me is Meeting yeu after a Long time After all those nights i have spend longing to hold yeu thinking about yeu And finally being next to yeu when i still have to hold back Because there are people around Romance for me is trying to act normal And not being able to take my eyes off yeu”

Love Romance Poetry Love Quote

Author:Sandesh Hukpachongbang

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