"The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life."

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Source : James Stephens, Shirley Stevens Mulligan (2006). “The Poems of James Stephens”, A Colin Smythe Publication

James Stephens

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“nothing is more important than empathy for another human being's suffering. Nothing. Not a career, not wealth, not intelligence, certainly not status. We have to feel for one another if we're going to survive with dignity.”
“To me it seems that liberty and virtue were made for each other. If any man wish to enslave his country, nothing is a fitter preparative than vice; and nothing leads to vice so surely as irreligion.”
“Reba is very, very close to everyone around her. She's a classy lady.”
“Offend a Christian and he is obliged to pray for your salvation. Offend a Muslim and he is obliged to murder you.”
“I was 16 when I came to New York. I had graduated to a tenor banjo in the school jazz band, and it was kind of boring - just chords, chords, chords. Then my father took me to a mountain music and dance festival in Asheville, North Carolina, and there I saw relatively uneducated people playing great music by ear.”
“And I certainly intend to direct someday.”
“There are always ups and downs when you lose a player the caliber of Matt Ryan.”
“Purple lipstick? Naw, that looks stupid on all girls!”

Source : "ASAP Rocky’s Misguided Beauty Advice, Rapper Says Dark Skin Girls Shouldn’t Wear Red Lipstick" by Julee Wilson, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 8, 2013.

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