"Poetry is the most intimate of all writing. I want to speak first from me to myself and then from me to you."

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Ellen Bass

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“Art is never about provocation and never about human taste. Since the human being is not the measure for art, provocation cannot be the artistic aim. Art is about necessity, not about human will. Society is more and more brainwashed and mistakes itself for art.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Exile is terrible to those who have, as it were, a circumscribed habitation; but not to those who look upon the whole globe but as one city.”
“My love was both humble and audacious, like that of a page for his lady...”
“How can we expect our students to become bold and fearless in thought and action if we encase them in sentimental shrines feigning a culture which has long since disappeared?”
“I always thought the purpose of time was to move forward, not backward.”
“In my courses I encourage people to bring their creativity to bear on six personal challenges - discovering purpose and career, dealing with time and stress issues, developing and maintaining good relationships, achieving personal/professional balance or synergy in life, finding true prosperity, and bringing one's own creativity into the business and life. Unless people are continually dealing with these challenges, they are not bringing out their best and are not of much use to anyone, particularly themselves and their organizations.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“I think his development has been lightning quick because of his God-given talent. He has great aptitude and he's been able to develop very fast in front of our eyes at every level.”
“It's remarkable how we go on year after year, doing the same old things. We get tired and bored, and ask when they'll come for us”

Source : Yasunari Kawabata (2013). “The Sound of the Mountain”, p.138, Vintage

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