"Existence itself is nothing if not an amazement. Good poems restore amazement."

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Source : "Poet Jane Hirshfield On How To Read Poetry And Restore ‘Amazement’". Interview with Claire Fallon, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 20, 2015.

Jane Hirshfield

#Existence Quotes #Amazement Quotes

“I think I earned the players' respect, and that's the ultimate in life, isn't it? I didn't care if they liked me or disliked me, as long as I had their respect.”
“I can relate to having those people in your life that you feel are moving on to this great, big, normal life and you're like, 'What's wrong with me?'”
“Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.”
“There's a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary.”
“I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland.”

Source : Yayoi Kusama (2013). “Infinity Net: The Autobiography of Yayoi Kusama”, p.80, Tate Enterprises Ltd
“My theory is that everyone at one time or another has been at the fringe of society in some way: an outcast in high school, a stranger in a foreign country, the best at something, the worst at something, the one who's different. Being an outsider is the one thing we all have in common.”

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“In this play we're dealing with relative truths - who's lying, who's telling the truth. But underneath that, Ed and I have hit this deeper level of intimacy between old friends that comes out in the play.”
“Politics needs a flexible mind, for it has no immutable or eternal rules. In politics immutable or eternal rules lead to inevitable and swift defeat.”

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