"An anaesthetic is a poet-killer."

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Source : Lewis Hyde (1986). “Alcohol and Poetry: John Berryman and the Booze Talking”, Dallas Inst Humanities & Culture

Lewis Hyde

#Killers Quotes #Poet Quotes

“my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head, Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.”
“I met this cowboy with a brown paper hat, paper waistcoat and paper trousers. He was wanted for rustling.”
“It doesn't matter if you fall down, it's whether you get back up.”
“A person who makes few mistakes makes little progress.”
“I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.”

Source : Interview with Anjali Rao, www.cnn.com. December 19, 2008.
“Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.”
“Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.”
“I think this power of living in our children is one of the sweetest things in the worldâ€¦”

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