"The only people who still read poetry are poets, and they mostly read their own."

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Source : Barbara Holland (1999). “Wasn't the Grass Greener?: A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories”, Harcourt

Barbara Holland

#People Quotes #Poet Quotes #Stills Quotes

“If you believe that God overrules all things for good, and only permits apparently evil happenings for good and the achievement of great ends unbeknown to you, then all is well. All is well because you believe in the sovereignty of God.”
“Never fear your enemy but always respect them”
“There was a young lady named Mae Who smoked without stopping all day; As pack followed pack, Her lungs first turned black, And eventually rotted away.”
“I thought that if I accomplished enough, that somehow I would be let off the hook in the future. Like I didnâ€™t have to keep striving and achieving because I had done that already, and it would add up to being enough.”
“If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.”
“I'm like everyone elseâ€”I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does.”
“I don't want to look at other people my age in leather. Why would I put it on?”
“Cellphone and other wireless radiation should be classified as a "probable human carcinogen."”

Source : Source: www.salon.com

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