"So how can a poet-an intelligent, serious poet-write mystical verse now? The poetry of Adam Zagajewski provides the beginning of an answer to this question."

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Adam Kirsch

#Writing Quotes #Intelligent Quotes #Answers Quotes

“I entered the water as naked as when my mother bore me. When I first touched the cold water I felt a shudder go through me, then the shudder was transformed into a sensation of wakefulness.”
“Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless.”
“I always have a sense of trembling, but so does a compass, after all.”

Source : Jerzy Kosinski, Tom Teicholz (1993). “Conversations with Jerzy Kosinski”, p.29, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“What separated me from all my homeboys is the fact that I didn't get caught inside the reality. I was always dreaming about doing something else or going somewhere else.”
“It is impossible to outplay an opponent you can't outthink.”
“A lot of factors go into the longevity of a show.”
“As you wait for better days, don't forget to enjoy today, in case they've already started.”
“I am so pro-swine flu it's ridiculous.”

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