"If the poet wants to be a poet, the poet must force the poet to revise. If the poet doesn't wish to revise, let the poet abandon poetry and take up stamp-collecting or real estate."

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Source : Donald Hall (1994). “Death to the death of poetry: essays, reviews, notes, interviews”, Univ of Michigan Pr

Donald Hall

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“The point is to be free, not to be crazy.”
“In America, there might be better gastronomic destinations than New Orleans, but there is no place more uniquely wonderful. ... With the best restaurants in New York, you'll find something similar to it in Paris or Copenhagen or Chicago. But there is no place like New Orleans. So it's a must-see city because there's no explaining it, no describing it. You can't compare it to anything. So, far and away New Orleans.”
“You are the God-being that is here to create life, to breathe soul into your body, to walk this world as your own source of power, love, worth and life.”
“I am attracted to characters who think they are in control, but their situation is uncontrollable.”
“I realise I'm still a child, though I do feel older. I recently did an on-line test called 'What's Your True Age?' My result was 50-60 years old.”
“The witches do not know the origin of their cult.”
“But, people are recognizing me more. Sometimes fans just approach me on the street and say how much they love the show. It's great to get that kind of feedback.”
“Friends are just enemies you donâ€™t know enough about.”

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