"The human mind is a dramatic structure in itself and our society is absolutely saturated with drama"

-- Edward Bond

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“Thatâ€™s what i love about poetry. The more abstract, the better. The stuff were your not sure what the poets talking about. You may have an idea, but you cant be sure. Not a hundred percent. Each word, specifically chosen, could have a million different meanings. Is it a stand-in â€•a symbol for another idea? Does it fit into a larger, more hidden, metaphor? ...I hated poetry until someone showed me how to appreciate it. He told me to see poetry as a puzzle. Its up to the reader to decipher the code, or the words, based on everything they know about life and emotions.”
“The president, just as any other American, deserves a legal defense against personal lawsuits not related to his office. But the costs of that defense should be borne by him and not the taxpayer.”

Source : "Senator Plans To Probe Clinton's Use Of White House Lawyers". www.cnn.com. April 4, 1998.
“The beginning of the end can feel a lot like the middle when you are living in it.”
“I've had well-paid jobs, but in comparison to what footballers earn, I've not earned serious money.”
“[On filmmaking:] Cardinal rule: It's a youth business.”
“Colleges need learning, faith, and freedom. Each reinforces the others, each makes the others possible. For what are they without each other?”
“Revelation is the marriage of knowing and feeling.”
“I never saw so sweet a face. As that I stood before. My heart has left it dwelling place ... and can return no more.”

Source : John Clare (2015). “Poems Chiefly from Manuscript”, p.268, The Floating Press

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