"Poetry is partly sympathy, don't you think? If it's any good, it gets people to think about others' points of view."

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Edwin Morgan

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“I'm a sworn enemy of convention. I despite the conventional in anything, even the arts. I paint canvasses on the floor and drove one art teacher out of his mind. But that's just the way I paint best.”
“You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And often, people who are very self-aware will only sound as if they are pontificating if they tell the story.”
“We go fish, we also catch fighting fish, looking for birds and it was for kampong people, the paddy field was our the play field for the children.”
“Quite simply it is love. It is the unconditional love that says, regardless of what you do or where you go, I will always be there for you.”
“The first rule (of investing) for me is don't have rules. You find one amazing investment and that's all that matters. If you pick the right body of water, you might not need a boat.”
“I contend that we are the first race in the world, and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race...If there be a God, I think that what he would like me to do is paint as much of the map of Africa British Red as possible...”

Source : "Imperial racism". "The Story of Africa" by BBC World Service, www.bbc.co.uk. February 19, 2007.
“They called me a 'rapist' and a 'recluse.' I'm not a recluse.”
“Some of mankind's most terrible misdeeds have been committed under the spell of certain magic words or phrases.”

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