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A life without books is a thirsty life, and one without poetry is...like a life without pictures.

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The muses are ghosts, and sometimes they come uninvited.

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Remember that "seeing is believing" puts the cart before the horse. Art is the concrete artifact of faith and expectation, the realization of a world ...more

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Writers remember everything...especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he'll tell you the story of each small one. Fr...more

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It starts with this: put your desk in the corner, and every time you sit down there to write, remind yourself why it isn't in the middle of the room. ...more