“Poetry, in the entire course of its development, has always been trying to capture meanings and problems which are still obscure and dormant. Poetry tries to awaken them with a kiss, wherever they may be: in the air, in things, in human beings.” TryingHumansMayStillsProblemCoursesHuman BeingsAirDevelopmentKissingCaptureObscureDormant Author:Mieczyslaw Jastrun
“You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect to capture their spirit; you'd move in close.” HumansMovingSpiritHuman BeingsFeetHundredCapturePortraits Author:Nick Brandt
“We live in a bureaucratic, atomized world, but the system is still run by human beings. If as a writer, you want to capture the world we live in, I think you have some responsibility to at least try to get at some of the ways we've chosen to govern ourselves.” IfsThinkingWorldWayWantTryingHumansStillsRunningHuman BeingsResponsibilityChosenCapture Author:Adam Haslett