"I do not suppose that anyone not a poet can realize the agony of creating a poem. Every nerve, even every muscle, seems strained to the breaking point. The poem will not be denied; to refuse to write it would be a greater torture. It tears its way out of the brain, splintering and breaking its passage, and leaves that organ in the state of a jelly-fish when the task is done."

-- Amy Lowell

#Writing Quotes #Agony Quotes #Creating Quotes

“No act of love is ever wasted.”
“I don't always understand my worth.”

Source : "Ill-Timed Ann Curry Interview: 'I've Been at 'Today' for 15 Years and I'd Love to Make it to 20'" by Seth Abramovitch, www.hollywoodreporter.com. June 21, 2012.
“Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success.”
“There is a kind of mysticism to writing.”
“The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.”
“Vivendi will be one of the very few top communications groups of the Internet age. We will have customers all over the globe, providing services through all kinds of technology.”
“I don't believe in proper cinema; it doesn't have the strength of television. People having to go out to the cinema is really archaic. I'd much rather sit at home.”
“People in Nevada know me from the street to the ring to the Senate chambers. I've never had to prove my manhood to anyone.”

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