"But in the finished art of the song the use of words has no connection with the use of words in poetry."

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Source : John Drinkwater (1922). “The Lyric: An Essay”, p.34, Library of Alexandria

John Drinkwater

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“Wild Bill was a strange character. In person he was about six feet and one inch in height. He was a Plains-man in every sense of the word.”
“Long hair is a security blanket for me. I cut it short a few years ago and I really never want to do that again. When I do cut it, I cut it myself.”
“I find so many things to fear and so few to hope ...”

Source : Dorothy Osborne, Edward Abbott Parry (2014). “Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652–54”, p.279, Cambridge University Press
“Because every time someone finds a new animal, or a new amazing thing on earth, it means we haven't broken everything yet.”

Source : Maria Dahvana Headley (2015). “Magonia”, p.11, HarperCollins
“We have not reached the consensus that to eat is a basic human right. This is an ethical crisis. This is a crisis of faith.”

Source : Jean-Bertrand Aristide (2000). “Eyes of the Heart: Seeking a Path for the Poor in the Age of Globalization”
“Those of us who don't want to worship an invisible being or spend our days fretting about punishment in Hades do want to be able to share what we hold dear with our families and the broader world, and we want to be understood and appreciated for who we are.”

Source : Greg Epstein (2009). “Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe”, p.14, Harper Collins
“Your beliefs shape your attitudes!”
“I feel like this thing [that] we're rocking back and forth like we're stuck in a snow bank and we all sort of know it. I feel like people are getting less and less pretentious and less and less hip - hopefully.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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