"Any long work in which poetry is persistent, be it epic or drama or narrative, is really a succession of separate poetic experiences governed into a related whole by an energy distinct from that which evoked them."

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Source : John Drinkwater (1922). “The Lyric: An Essay”, p.25, Library of Alexandria

John Drinkwater

#Drama Quotes #Epic Quotes #Long Quotes

“For Jesus, who lived so lightly on this earth, He didnâ€™t even have a place to lay His head. I want so deeply to be like You.”

Source : Jen Hatmaker (2012). “7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess”, p.5, B&H Publishing Group
“African-Americans have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view. I have received some of that same vitriol simply because I am running for the Republican nomination as a conservative. So it's just brainwashing and people not being open-minded, pure and simple.”
“Cultivate the habit of early rising. It is unwise to keep the head long on a level with the feet.”
“A woman I loved [Andi Parhamovich] was killed in Baghdad in January 2007 â€“ al-Qaeda in Iraq took credit for it â€¦ The memorial service with me crying over an empty coffin.”
“I've been pretty career-focused since moving to New York.”
“As some species of plants need to be burned to the ground in order for them to later flourish, I needed to have my ***** handed to be in order to get it into gear for the upcoming Sydney Olmpics. Now, I'm on a mission...”
“History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind. Surely, Watt with his steam engine, Faraday with his electric motor, and Edison with his incandescent light bulb did not have it as their goal to contribute to a fuel shortage some day that would place their countries at the mercy of Arab oil.”

Source : Joseph Heller (1997). “Good as Gold”, p.72, Simon and Schuster
“Love is a universal migraine. A bright stain on the vision, Blotting out reason.”

Source : Robert Graves (2013). “Selected Poems”, p.159, Faber & Faber

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