"The poet is at the edge of our consciousness of the world, finding beyond the suspected nothingness which we imagine limits our perception another acre or so of being worth our venturing upon."

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Source : Guy Davenport (1997). “The Geography of the Imagination: Forty Essays”, p.192, David R. Godine Publisher

Guy Davenport

#Perception Quotes #Limits Quotes #World Quotes

“I like to be direct." "Okay," I said. "But I warn you, I like to be evasive, inserutable and generally send mixed messages." "I doubt it." "Human interaction is not my strong point," I told him.”
“I really have fun doing music for visuals and stuff.”

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“I went to New York and Miami and hung out by the beach, and I love the American boys, so I wrote a song about it.”
“When I travel around the world, I see that poor countries sell their grain to the West while their own children starve in their arms. And we feed it to livestock. So we can eat a steak? Am I the only one who sees this as a crime? Every morsel of meat we eat is slapping the tear-stained face of a starving child. When I look into her eyes, should I be silent? The Earth can produce enough for everyoneâ€™s need. But not enough for everyoneâ€™s greed.”
“From thought to thought, from mountain peak to mountain. Love leads me on; for I can never still My trouble on the world's well beaten ways.”
“University degrees are a bit like adultery: You may not want to get involved with that sort of thing, but you don't want to be thought incapable.”
“There are a lot of good looking men on this planet. It seems like once a week someone will tell me, "I know someone who looks like you" and I don't know what say to them except, "Tell them hi."”
“You’re only limited by your lack of imagination and fear of appearing stupid.”

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