"A poem begins with a lump in the throat"

-- Robert Frost

#Inspirational Quotes #Writing Quotes #Poetry Quotes

“Success is a decision, not a gift.”
“Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment.”
“My love of storytelling comes from oral tradition, the stories from my grandmother and conversations with [my] mother. The world is full of discussions of condensation, drifts, misunderstanding, repetition. These are the materials I work with. My debt is to these women.”
“When you find great songs, and somehow you get a spark in a little way, it can become brand new.”
“Steel True, Blade Straight *In 1955, Doyle's family sold Windlesham, which was turned into a hotel. The bodies of Conan Doyle and his wife, Jean, were moved to a grave at Minstead Churchyard, Hampshire.”
“You can be a good person without any racial intent and still want to keep the flag. That's what I learned in my time in the south.”
“As an artist, I gotta stand up to my own work.”
“Keep a sharp lookout upon your materials; get rid of every pound of material you can do without; put to yourself the question what business has it to be there?, avoid complexities, and make everything as simple as possible.”

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