"Pain is filtered in a poem so that it becomes finally, in the end, pleasure."

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Source : "In The Presence Of America: A Conversation With Mark Strand". Interview with Katharine Coles, weberstudies.weber.edu. 1992.

Mark Strand

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“We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges.”

Source : Gene Wolfe (1994). “Shadow & Claw: The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun'”, p.14, Macmillan
“I've learned a lot about good and evil. They are not always what they appear to be.”
“I have a vision of a world where we don't continue down senseless paths, where we care for our fellow human as much as we care for ourselves. I believe the mere striving for such a world is in itself a part of the liberation, and a foundation for inner and global security.”
“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.”
“They could read him, they could study him, they could pick him apart, but they couldn't laugh or be sad with him....”
“Assume that your drive to experience pleasure isn't a barrier to your spiritual growth, but is in fact essential to it. Proceed on the hypothesis that cultivating joy can make you a more ethical and compassionate person. Imagine that feeling good has something important to teach you every day. What might you do differently from what you do now?”
“In short, they were gambling on their luck, and luck is not to be coerced.”
“I have a ridiculous fear of sharks but I'd jump in the water in a second for an amazing role.”

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