"Old empires always appeal to modern poets more than new ones."

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Source : Dana Gioia (2003). “Barrier of a common language: an American looks at contemporary British poetry”, Univ of Michigan Pr

Dana Gioia

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“Without animals, something essential is removed from the minds of the farmers.”
“It is not by delusion, however exalted, that mankind can prosper, but only by unswerving courage in the pursuit of truth.”
“To be treaty person means coexist in peace and with mutual respect. That's at the core of these treaties. They intended for us to mutually benefit from sharing the land and its resources. To us, this contract and agreement is a sacred covenant whose signing was witnessed by your God, we call him the Creator, and by your angels, we call them ancestors. You can't break that. We didn't just sign it one day. It took months to prepare, to plan, to seek guidance.”
“For some reason, when you become a support to others, you become bigger than you are.”
“Then she lay on her back and gazed at the cloudless sky. Mr. Beebe, whose opinion of her rose daily, whispered to his niece that that was the proper way to behave if any little thing went wrong.”
“The person and society are yoked, like mind and body. Arguing which is more important is like debating whether oxygen or hydrogen is the more essential property of water.”

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