"Writing was a political act and poetry was a cultural weapon."

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Source : "I did my own thing". Interview With Nicholas Wroe, www.theguardian.com. March 8, 2008.

Linton Kwesi Johnson

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“Oh, it's you," Curran's voice said quietly. "I thought it was an elephant.”
“I love 'Gossip Girl.' I used to hang out with Blake Lively and Jessica Szohr. I'm also addicted to Bravo and reality shows like 'Top Chef.'”
“There were two auditions for The Social Network, one with Aaron Sorkin and one with David Fincher. I was a nervous wreck. I was like, Okay, how do I hold the paper without my hands making it shake?”
“Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.”
“Watch the speech. Really, watch: if this man gets his party's nomination, he's going to be the next president. By a landslide. And he is going to transform this country. If I were a Republican, I'd be very, very afraid. Oh wait, I am a Republican.”
“In the Europe which was created by the Second World War, divided into two blocks, each in need of a revolution that would end the abuses and injustices of capitalism and the privileges of a bureaucratic caste, collective faith does not exist.”
“I can't believe I've done what I've done.”

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