"A poet is not something you become; a poet is something you are."

-- Jack Prelutsky

“I have lived a life full of love and pain, of Joy and Sorrow, and I live on still. i have many, many years ahead of me, each day with the potential to be filled to the brim with trials to face and challenges to overcome.”
“I wore makeup when I was at school, and I wore makeup when glam started. I started wearing it again when punk started. I've always been drawn to wearing it. It's partly ritualistic, partly theatrical and partly just because I think I look better with it on.”
“My older sister is bossy, my brother is a stirrer and me - well, I am perfect!”
“Suicide is part murder, revenge on those who hurt you, just as murder is part suicide, for a murderer knows he risks losing his life ...”
“I am thinking,â€™ he remarked quietly, â€™whether I shall add to the disorder in this room, by scattering your brains about the fireplace.”
“In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance - when you least expect it - sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.”
“I have no romantic feelings about age. Either you are interesting at any age or you are not. There is nothing particularly interesting about being old - or being young, for that matter.”
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”

Source : William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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