"I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat."

-- A. E. Housman

#Poetry Quotes #Rats Quotes

“Nothing the writer can do is ever enough.”

Source : Joy Williams (2015). “Ill Nature: Rants and Reflections on Humanity and Other Animals”, p.178, Rowman & Littlefield
“Writing is a miracle. You can travel anywhere in the world, to any time and any place â€” and still be home in time to have dinner.”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 28, 2018
“The plodding thrift and scrupulous integrity and long-winded patient industry of our business men of the last century are out of fashion in these "giddy-paced" times, and England is forgetting that those who make haste to be rich can hardly avoid much temptation and some sin.”
“I began to learn acceptance, direction, understanding and perception - all elements that had been sadly lacking in my life.”

Source : "Singer Lou Rawls dies of cancer at 72" by The Associated Press, www.today.com. January 7, 2006.
“When I got hoarse, the manager would say, 'Drink this. Joplin used to drink this,' and I used to say, 'Joplin? Joplin's dead”
“When our commitment is diminished for any reason, part of the solution is repentance. Commitment and repentance are closely intertwined.”
“Thinking about interior peace destroys interior peace. The patient who constantly feels his pulse is not getting any better.”

Source : Hubert Van Zeller (1973). “Considerations”, Templegate Publishers
“I really didn't intend to be a musician when I left Japan.”

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