"Once, I compared poetry to mothers in my book called To Write as a Woman, because my mother is someone who captures me in her body and gave birth to me out of her desire but washed her hands of me after giving birth to me as a poet."

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Kim Hyesoon

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“New England is the home of all that is good and noble with all her sternness and uncompromising opinions.”
“It was quite strange, because it's quite different from singing, although it's quite natural because you're used to performing or acting on stage.”
“Everything is so finite but thatâ€™s what makes our time and specific moments so important.”
“There are no instances known to me of cultures having forsaken Truth or renounced the understanding in its widest sense.”
“You cannot let a fear of failure or a fear of comparison or a fear of judgment stop you from doing whatâ€™s going to make you great. You cannot succeed without this risk of failure. You cannot have a voice without the risk of criticism and you cannot love without the risk of loss.”

Source : “‘Don’t give a sh—‘ and other valuable advice from Charlie Day to grads” by Brenna Ehrlich, www.mtv.com. April 21, 2014.
“You know that sickening feeling of inadequacy and over-exposure you feel when you look upon your own empurpled prose? Relax into the awareness that this ghastly sensation will never, ever leave you, no matter how successful and publicly lauded you become. It is intrinsic to the real business of writing and should be cherished.”
“My velvet Elvis means the world to me. Although he may not be worth much dough, he means more to me than some old Rembrandt or Van Gogh.”
“Banks and churches and courtrooms all depend on the appurtenances of theatre. On illusion. Banks, the illusion of stability and honourable dealings to the rot and corruption of capitalist exploitation. Churches the illusion of sacred sanctuary of purposes of pacifying social discontent. Courtrooms of course designed to promote the illusion of solemn justice. If there was true justice why would such trappings be necessary? Wouldn't a table and chairs and an ordinary room serve just as well?”

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