"I work very hard on all my poems, but most of the work consists of trying not to sound as if I had worked. I try to make them sound as natural as possible, but within a quite strict form, which to my ears has a lot to do with musical rhythm and sound."

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Anne Stevenson

#Musical Quotes #Trying Quotes #Sound Quotes

“I am offering you a real commitmentâ€” a place in my life forever. Even if our relationship ended, our tie to each other never would. Let me make you a vampire, Leila, and watch decades slide by like days while youâ€™re by my side.”
“Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our regard for the donor.”
“It is only when a man feels himself face to face with such horrors that he can understand their true import.”
“When I started on Disneyland, my wife used to say, 'But why do you want to build an amusement park? They're so dirty.' I told her that was just the point--mine wouldn't be.”
“I probably have a higher opinion of my writing than the average person, at least when I'm in a good mood, but I don't really think of my plays as only being relevant to a particular month or year.”
“The election is in full-swing. Republicans have taken out round-the-clock ads promoting George Bush. Don't we already have that? It's called Fox News.”
“What we are is our parents' children; what we become is our children's parents.”
“It's a man's business to be what he is, and to be it in style.”

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