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"Louise says that complete, abundant honesty makes for poor art. Poems should work towards a bigger "truth" (i.e. revelation/illumination/meaning), but the accuracy of individual details isn't important. (In fact, too much self-insertion can come across as egotistical.) And remember, folks—"the speaker" is NOT synonymous with "the author."" — Dec 30, 2021 09:00PM
"Louise says that complete, abundant honesty makes for poor art. Poems should work towards a bigger "truth" (i.e. revelation/illumination/meaning), but the accuracy of individual details isn't important. (In fact, too much self-insertion can come across as egotistical.) And remember, folks—"the speaker" is NOT synonymous with "the author."" — Dec 30, 2021 09:00PM
“Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. Don't let the bastards grind you down.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
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“Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as to possess.”
― Rights of Man
― Rights of Man
“I'm going up to my room now, where I may die.”
― Howl’s Moving Castle
― Howl’s Moving Castle
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