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“But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.”

“One of the uses of poetry - one says it to oneself in distressing circumstances, ... or when one has to wait at railway stations, or when one cannot get to sleep at night.”

Use Poetry Night Waiting Sleep Circumstances Oneself Stations Railway Distressing Railway Station

Book:Delphi Complete Novels of E. Nesbit

Source: Delphi Complete Novels of E. Nesbit

“Poetry is a sleep-maker for that which sits up late in us listening for the footfall of the future on to-day's doorstep.”

Poetry Sleep Listening Late Poetry Is Makers Doorstep

Author:Laura Riding

“A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep.”

World Poetry Names Sides Sleep Courage Poet Shapes Argument Poetry Is Fraud Going To Sleep Great Poetry Poetry By Poets Satanic Verses

Author:Salman Rushdie

“I would like to be the air that inhabits you for a moment only. I would like to be that unnoticed and that necessary.”

Love Moments Poetry Sleep Air Unnoticed

Author:Margaret Atwood

“this is thy hour o soul, thy free flight into the wordless, away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done, thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best, night, sleep, death and the stars.”

Art Book Soul Done Poetry Night Stars Hours Sleep Lessons Silent Flight Thee Theme Emerging Pondering Gazing Leaves Of Grass Best Night

Book:Selected poems

Source: Selected poems

“Ocean waters..oceans deep..Serious poets never sleep.”

Poetry Water Sleep Serious Poet Ocean Never Sleep Ocean Water

Author:Sally-Ann Roberts

“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep but I have promises to keep...”