"I definitely wish to distinguish American poetry from British or other English language poetry."

-- Diane Wakoski

#Wish Quotes #Language Quotes #British Quotes

“Fortune never helps the fainthearted.”
“When you're playing cards you can't constantly think about what the money costs you in the real world. You can't be constantly concerned about that if you want to be successful.”
“I would probably never have learned to cook.”
“I know this isnâ€™t a conventional love story. I know there are all sorts of reasons I shouldnâ€™t even be saying what I am. But I love you. I do. I knew it when I left Patrick. And I think you might even love me a little bit.”
“Your light is more magnificent than sunrise or sunset”
“You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.”
“Every civilization is, among other things, an arrangement for domesticating the passions and setting them to do useful work.”
“Everything depends on the Americans. If they want to make war for 20 years then we shall make war for 20 years. If they want to make peace, we shall make peace and invite them to tea afterwards.”

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