W. S. Merwin Quotes
But most love poetry is awful; nobody knows how to write good love poetry either. But that's not a reason not to write love poetry. Some of the best poetry ever written has been love poetry, and some of the greatest poetry ever written has been political poetry.
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I think it is important to ask ourselves as citizens, not as Democrats attacking the administration, but as citizens, whether a world power can really provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety?
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I'm such a happy, easygoing person.
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I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.
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Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated.
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A fiancé is neither this nor that: he’s left one shore, but not yet reached the other.
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I really feel like I honed in on a sound and a style of writing that best fits me.
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Producing suits me because I have a business mind and a business sensibility.
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But most love poetry is awful; nobody knows how to write good love poetry either. But that's not a reason not to write love poetry. Some of the best poetry ever written has been love poetry, and some of the greatest poetry ever written has been political poetry.
