"Who do you serve? Do you serve somebody? I serve the poem, no one."

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Source : Alice Notley (2007). “In the Pines”, p.57, Penguin

Alice Notley

“But you cant shut everyone out. I mean you have to have someone to love. . .someone to hold on to. . . someone--”
“Character demonstrates itself in trifles.”

Source : Louise Imogen Guiney (1885). “Goose-quill Papers”
“The power of verse stems from an indefinable harmony between when it says and what it is.”
“Think about any attachments that are depleting your emotional reserves. Consider letting them go.”
“After all, this is how you learned how to walk. You didn't just jump up from your crib one day and waltz gracefully across the room. You stumbled and fell on your face and got up and tried again. At what age are you suddenly expected to know everything and never make any more mistakes? If you can love and respect yourself in failure, worlds of adventure and new experiences will open up before you, and your fears will vanish.”
“Experience is a good school. But the fees are high.”
“Really, I just love doing comedy. Any form it takes is great, as long as I can keep doing it, you know? If I can do my show and 'The League' while also getting to do other bits, that's awesome.”
“I did do, well before Pop Art, all the cartoon characters as paintings.”

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