"Poetry is road maintenance for a fragmented world which seeks to be kept together. It's been an integral activity for a long time."

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Source : Diane Glancy (1996). “Claiming Breath”, p.28, U of Nebraska Press

Diane Glancy

#Long Quotes #Poetry Quotes #Together Quotes

“If the members of a class do not understand -- if those directly addressed fail to listen, or listening, fail to recognize a power in the voice -- surely the fault lies with the speaker, who, having attempted to secure their attention and enlighten their understandings, has failed in the attempt.”
“I can turn on some jazz guitarist, and he won't do a thing for me, if he's not playing electrically. But Jeff Beck's great to listen to.”
“You don't repair that relationship by sitting down and talking about trust or making promises. Actually, what rebuilds it is living it and doing things differently - and I think that is what is going to make the difference.”

Source : "Reviving the love Labour's lost". Interview with Jackie Ashley, www.theguardian.com. September 28, 2003.
“Two wrongs don't make it right, but it damn sure makes us even.”
“That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.”

Source : Adlai E. Stevenson (1954). “Call to Greatness”
“Coasting only takes you downhill.”
“I think that this media online stuff makes us all sick. We think we have to be online all the time.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Nothing is really lost by a life of sacrifice; everything is lost by failure to obey God's call.”

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