"Poetry is not a silent art. The poem must perform, unaided, in its reader's head. Educated readers give themselves a good performance. Educated listeners compare performance with text and with other performances. Good poets use the full resources of language."

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Christopher Logue

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“people are strong despite suffering, not because of it.”

Source : Sonia Johnson (1989). “Wildfire: Igniting the She/Volution”, Wildfire Books
“Make everything in you an ear, each atom of your being, and you will hear at every moment what the Source is whispering to you...you are -we all are-the beloved of the beloved, and in every moment, in every event of your life , the Beloved is whispering to you exactly what you need to hear and know. Who can ever explain this miracle? It simply is.”
“I only feel better because people aren't being so abusive to me about my weight.”
“Aren't all ballets sexy? I think they should be. I can think of nothing more kinky than a prince chasing a swan around all night.”
“Unless each man produces more than he receives, increases his output, there will be less for him than all the others.”
“The complex human eye harvests light. It perceives seven to ten million colors through a synaptic flash: one-tenth of a second from retina to brain. Homo sapiens gangs up to 70 percent of its sense receptors solely for vision, to anticipate danger and recognize reward, but alsoâ€”more soâ€”for beauty.”
“The plural of anecdote is not data.”
“In the Mexican repertoire there's a lot of super delicious things you can do with vegetables and beans and grains and all that sort of stuff. So I can do this thing.”

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