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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.

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I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching - but that won't pay the Bergdorf's bill. I think I'll move to somewhere life is che...more

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Often I find that poems predict what I'm going to do later in my own writing, and often I find that poems predict my life. So I think poetry is the mo...more

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Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartedness that req...more

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Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life - when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born or when we fall in love.

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Everyone has a talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that talent to the dark place where it leads.

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I have accepted fear as a part of life-specifically the fear of change. ... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back. ...more

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Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.

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Though my friends envied me because I always seemed so cheerful and confident, I was secretly terrified of practically everything.

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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.