"The kind of poetry to avoid in the pretty-pretty kind that pleased our grandmothers, the kind that Longfellow and Tennyson, good poets at their best, wrote at their worst."

-- Clifton Fadiman

#Grandmother Quotes #Kind Quotes #Poet Quotes

“You do not have to explain every single drop of water contained in a rain barrel. You have to explain one drop-H2O. The reader will get it.”

Source : George Singleton (2008). “Pep Talks, Warnings, And Screeds: Indispensable Wisdom And Cautionary Advice For Writers”, p.46, Writer's Digest Books
“Isolation is a big part of songwriting.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Style is a deeply personal expression of who you are, and every time you dress, you are asserting a part of yourself.”
“The food industry is spending almost $2 billion a year marketing directly to children and teens. We know that those ads lead to children demanding certain brands, and we know that food and drink marketing gets all of us to consume more calories. If we're going to address diet-related illnesses, talking about marketing to kids is a key step. There should be places like schools that are protected sanctuaries from commercialization and from advertising, especially when it comes to kids' health.”

Source : "Anna Lappé Is Ready to Bust the Food Industry’s Biggest Myths". Interview With Tom Philpott, www.motherjones.com. October 2, 2013.
“The Export-Import Bank is one of the most important tools America has to create jobs.”

Source : FaceBook post by Maria Cantwell from Mar 14, 2012
“If you're going to write about someone's life, you don't just use them for wallpaper. You have to honor and respect that life.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“It is not ***** or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality.”
“People are rarely as attractive in reality as they are in the eyes of the people who are in love with them. Which is, I suppose, as it should be.”

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