“As far as I am concerned, poetry is a statement concerning the human condition, composed in verse.”
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“There is an abiding beauty which may be appreciated by those who will see things as they are and who will ask for no reward except to see.”
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“Quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times, a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own.”
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“The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock—shock is a worn-out word—but astonish.”
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