"Many of today's verses are prose and bad prose."

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Eugenio Montale

#Today Quotes #Prose Quotes #Verses Quotes

“But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore”
“The danger (where there is any) from armed citizens, is only to the *government*, not to *society*; and as long as they have nothing to revenge in the government (which they cannot have while it is in their own hands) there are many advantages in their being accustomed to the use of arms, and no possible disadvantage.”

Source : Joel Barlow (1796). “The Political Writings of Joel Barlow ... A New Edition Corrected”, p.24
“God has never, in the history of mankind, allowed His name to go long offended.”
“For Americans war is almost all of the time a nuisance, and military skill is a luxury like Mah-Jongg. But when the issue is brought home to them, war becomes as important, for the necessary period, as business or sport. And it is hard to decide which is likely to be the more ominous for the Axis -- an American decision that this is sport, or that it is business.”
“If I ever saw an amputee getting hanged, I'd probably just start calling out letters.”
“Tune into the presence of miracles, and in an instant, life can be transformed into a dazzling experience, more wondrous and exciting than we could even imagine.”
“We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency. We expected to encounter many wants and distressed we must bear the present evils and fortitude”
“I am a doctor, a real doctor.”

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