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“Truth like a blanket that always leaves your feet cold screenwriter of Dead Poets' Society.”

Truth Feet Poet Cold Blanket Screenwriters Dead Poets Society Dead Poets

Author:Tom Schulman

“The truth, it seems, is not just what you find when you open a door: it is itself a door, which the poet is always on the verge of going through.”

Seems Truth Poetry Doors Poet Verge

Book:Second words: selected critical prose

Source: Second words: selected critical prose

“There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said Truth is the daughter of Time. [Lat., Alius quidam veterum poetarum cuius nomen mihi nunc memoriae non est veritatem temporis filiam esse dixit.]”

Said Truth Remember Names Poet Truth Is Daughter

Author:Aulus Gellius

“A poet's object is not to tell what actually happened but what could or would happen either probably or inevitably.... For this reason poetry is something more scientific and serious than history, because poetry tends to give general truths while history gives particular facts.”

Giving Reason Facts Happens Truth Poetry History Happened Objects Particular Serious Poet Poetry Is

Book:The poetics

Source: The poetics

“the only truth is face to face, the poem whose words become your mouth and dying in black and white we fight for what we love, not are”

Truth Faces Poetry Fighting Black White Dying Poet Truth Is Racism Mouths Black And White Face To Face

Book:Odes

Source: Odes

“German poetry is going in a very different direction from French poetry.... Its language has become more sober, more factual. It distrusts "beauty." It tries to be truthful.”

Trying Different Truth Poetry Language Beauty Poet Poetry Is Truthful Sober Distrust Factual Different Directions Being Truthful French Poetry

Book:Collected Prose

Source: Collected Prose

“There is nothing more poetic than the truth. He who does not see poetry in it will always be a poor versifier outside of it.”

Doe Truth Poetry Poor Poet Poetic

Author:Multatuli

“There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'”

Said Truth Remember Mother Names Poet Truth Is Daughter Poetic

Author:Abraham Lincoln

“I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.”

Thinking War Truth Poet Quiet Mouths Silent Statesmen Times Like These

Book:Selected Poems And Four Plays

Source: Selected Poems And Four Plays

“The poet's job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name, to tell the truth in such a beautiful way, that people cannot live without it.”

People Way Important Feelings Truth Jobs Beautiful Names Difficult Poet Telling The Truth

Author:Jane Kenyon