"The poet wants to â€˜sayâ€™ something. Why, then, doesnâ€™t he say it directly and fortrightly? Why is he willing to say it only through his metaphors? Through his metaphors, he risks saying it partially and obscurely, and risks saying nothing at all. But the risk must be taken, for direct statement leads to abstraction and threatens to take us out of poetry altogether."

-- Cleanth Brooks

#Taken Quotes #Risk Quotes #Want Quotes

“Being snubbed is not always a bad thing at awards shows because you end up getting a lot of people coming up to you and telling you how great you are.”
“The brunette phase just came about because I was fed up with this Blonde Angel Image. The rebel in me demanded a new color.”
“For me, as I suspect for most people, there comes a point where you have enough. If you've got £20 million, why keep going until you've got £100 million or £1,000 million? Does anyone need another vast yacht or private jet or a house full of gold?”
“Nine out of 10 war victims die from a gun.”
“Every habit he's ever had is still there in his body, lying dormant like flowers in the desert. Given the right conditions, all his old addictions would burst into full and luxuriant bloom.”
“Drawing is your understanding of form.”
“I would rather put out two year-defining songs a year than flood the market with eight or nine songs.”
“I will catch a wave every day, even in my mind.”

Source : FaceBook post by Shaun Tomson from Mar 02, 2012

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