Aivie

“Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time.”
― Howard Nemerov

“Resist much, obey little.”
― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

“We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. So medicine, law, business, engineering... these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love... these are what we stay alive for.”
― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.”
― John le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy