"I treat myself as one of the sources. And, again, I think that’s accurate. One of the poets I read most frequently is myself. I really do. I read my own poems obsessively."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Dan Chiasson

#Thinking Quotes #Poet Quotes

“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it is the only one you have.”
“My boyfriend and I broke up. He wanted to get married and I didn't want him to.”
“I came into music because I thought the presentation of poetry wasn't vibrant enough. So I merged improvised poetry with basic rock chords.”
“If you're beautiful, you're led to believe that you can't also be smart. But you can be fun and fit and social and be really smart. And the smarter you are, the more capable you'll be to handle whatever challenges come up in life.”

Source : Keri Hulme (2005). “The Bone People: A Novel”, p.128, LSU Press
“I learned working with the negatives could make for better pictures”
“What will happen will happen. There is time for miracles until there is no more time, but time has no end.”
“Studying in countries like China isn't only about your prospects in the global marketplace. It's not just about whether you can compete with your peers in other countries to make America stronger. It's also about whether you can come together and work together with them to make our world stronger. It's about the friendships you make, the bonds of trust you establish and the image of America that you project to the rest of the world.”
“I am no poet, but if you think for yourselves, as I proceed, the facts will form a poem in your minds.”

Source : Bence Jones, Michael Faraday (2010). “The Life and Letters of Faraday”, p.398, Cambridge University Press

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