"If poems very different from my own bring pleasure to a group of readers, who am I to say that the poems should have been written differently?"

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Source : "Poetry As a Way of Thinking: An Interview with James Arthur". Interview with Emilia Phillips, www.32poems.com.

James Arthur

#Should Have Quotes #Groups Quotes #Different Quotes

“Many have become chess masters - no one has become the master of chess.”
“Some people say I'm obnoxious and lazy, that I'm uneducated, that my opinion means nothing, but I know I'm a real good dancer.”
“I...have been in that weird state between dreaming and waking, where dreams could be memories and the real world could be a dream.”
“Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.”
“I cotton to the idea that people are much closer to being flawed; they have problems and dont always make the right choices.”
“I skate now for fun and to keep myself in shape.”
“Love is a verb, not a noun. It is active. Love is not just feelings of passion and romance. It is behavior. If a man lies to you, he is behaving badly and unlovingly toward you. He is disrespecting you and your relationship. The words â€œI love youâ€ are not enough to make up for that. Don't kid yourself that they are.”
“The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am confused by life, and I feel safe within the confines of the theatre.”

Source : Helen Hayes (2014). “On Reflection: An Autobiography”, p.233, Rowman & Littlefield

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