"Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it."

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Jack Prelutsky

#Smart Quotes #Adults Quotes #Enough Quotes

“I believe a novel must first of all be a good story. My hope is that the spiritual message is woven in so well, is such a part of the fabric of the story and of the characters' lives, that it is subtle but meaningful. This is difficult to do well and is something I constantly endeavor to improve.”
“The true church is not made of creeds and forms, nor is it contained in walls of wood and stone; the heart of man is its temple and the Spirit of truth is the one guide into all Truth. When men learn to turn within to the Spirit of truth, who is in each one for his light and inspiration, the differences between the churches of man will be eliminated, and the one church will be recognized.”
“Anyway, what is the soul but a dream of itself?”

Source : Alicia Ostriker (1982). “A Woman Under the Surface: Poems and Prose Poems”, p.47, Princeton University Press
“I used to dress up and impersonate our next-door neighbor, Miss Cox. She wore rubber boots, a wool hat, and her nose always dripped.”

Source : "Q&A: Tracey Ullman" by Devin Gordon, www.newsweek.com. September 19, 2004.
“Knowledge is the consequence of time, and multitude of days are fittest to teach wisdom.”

Source : Jeremy Collier (1722). “Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects: In Two Parts. ...”
“Property damage is so much easier to live with than murder.”

Source : Peter Watts (2006). “Blindsight”, p.227, Macmillan
“The shopping is not finished and before the pre-season starts I would like to bring in another two players. I like shopping, maybe I have become a woman.”
“The only thing government does better than killing is lying and covering things up.”

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