"Each poem seems to demand its own formal approach. In both drafting and revision, I'll play around with line lengths and stanza formations, eventually letting the poem settle into what I think is its own best form."

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Source : Source: atticusreview.org

#Thinking Quotes #Play Quotes #Lines Quotes

“In racing, there is no question who is best - the first one to cross the finish line wins first prize. But with wine, even if you make the best wine in the world, someone isn't going to like it, because it isn't their style. Judging wine is very subjective.”
“Self-control is the chief element in self-respect and self-respect is the chief element in courage.”

Source : "History of the Peloponnesian War".
“After Sleater-Kinney broke up in 2006 I had very little desire to play music. It took well over three years before picking up a guitar meant anything to me other than an exercise.”
“I say I don't sleep with married men, but what I mean is that I don't sleep with happily married men.”
“It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment.”

Source : Gabriel Garcia Marquez (2014). “Gabriel Garcia Marquez Ebook Library”, p.626, Penguin UK
“I'm nervous... but I'm not going to fear what I'm about to do, I'm going to take it head on and I'm going to conquer it.”
“I understand what rappers are talking about. I think rap is less about educating people about the black community and more about making money.”
“Be your own editor/critic. Sympathetic but merciless!”

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