"All poetry has to do is to make a strong communication. All the poet has to do is listen. The poet is not an important fellow. There will also be another poet."

-- Stevie Smith

#Strong Quotes #Communication Quotes #Important Quotes

“I enjoy it too much - even if I knew I'd never get a book published, I would still write. I enjoy the experience of getting thoughts and ideas and plots and characters organised into this narrative framework.”
“I'm somebody who doesn't feel the need to be in the driver's seat all the time. I appreciate the perspective of being in the passenger's seat sometimes, and I feel fortunate for that because I've learned a lot from that perspective.”
“We moved to Baltimore, Maryland, in 1979, when I was five. The funny thing is that, even though Baltimore had one of the top murder rates in the country in those days, I grew up hearing about how dangerous New York was.”

Source : Interview with Jennifer L. Knox, www.newyorker.com. June 14-21, 2010.
“But coming to terms with oneâ€™s sorrow is one thing; sharing it with strangers is quite another.”
“Prejudices of any kind are the destroyers of human happiness & welfare.”
“May be we are not such fools as we look. But though we be, we are well content, so long as we may be two fools together.”

Source : R.D. Blackmore “Lorna Doone”
“My first pastoral letter's gonna be a condemnation of light beer and instant mashed potatoes -- I hate those two things.”
“And while I'm on the subject, let me say something about Harry Potter. [Gravels her voice.] Warlocks are enemies of God!! [Back to normal screech.] And I don't care what kind of hero they are, they're an enemy of God. And had it been in the Old Testament, Harry Potter woulda been put to death! [Applause.] You don't make heroes out of warlocks. This is the generation that's gonna stand for purity, an' righteousnesss, an' holiness, an' you're gonna serve the lord all the days of your life.”

Source : "Jesus Camp". www.imdb.com. 2006.

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