"I used to carry a copy of Ulysses with me everywhere just in case I was knocked down by a bus. It seemed more important than having clean underwear."

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Source : "Genius or fallen idol?". Interviews with Sam Jones, www.theguardian.com. February 10, 2004.

Craig Raine

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“My dad was in a fraternity back in the 1950s, and they sound really fun back then. Nowadays they sound like they can get a little heavy-duty in terms of the hazing and the drinking. Im not so much into the idea of being made to do a bunch of insane stuff just so I can have the privilege of hanging around certain people... Thats probably why I was never in a fraternity.”
“I stopped feeling like I didn't belong anywhere, and realized that I actually belonged anywhere I wanted to be.”
“Please eat less meat - meat is a very carbon intensive commodity.”

Source : "Taking the Food Crisis Personally" by Bruce Friedrich, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 20, 2008.
“We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list.”
“It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one party representing four percent of the people.”
“It is not without reason that fame is awarded only after death. The cloud-dust of notoriety which follows and envelops the men who drive with the wind bewilders contemporary judgment.”
“A saint is to put forth his faith in prayer, and afterwards follow his prayer with faith.”
“I don’t know if I’m a tortured soul, but I was born heartbroken. I remember feeling it when I was so young.   I was like, ‘Mum, it hurts.’”

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