"How are we to writeThe Russian novel..." - Quote by Robert Frost
How are we to writeThe Russian novel in AmericaAs long as life goes so unterribly?
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“Unless you are educated in metaphor, you are not safe to be let loose in the world.”
“Let's get my incantation right:"I wish I may, I wish I might"Give earth another satellite.”
“You're searching...For things that don't exist; I mean beginnings.Ends and beginnings - there are no such things.There are only middles.”
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“Depending on who I am talking about or who's talking through me - if the person is a kind of hip-hop, or rhythm and blues person, or if the person is a kind of old-fashion gothic, meaning gothic attitude, then that will determine what form the poem will take.”
“In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.”
“I've never been a very prolific person, so when creativity flows, it flows. I find myself scribbling on little notepads and pieces of loose paper, which results in a very small portion of my writings to ever show up in true form.”
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“Her nakedness was not absolute, for like Manet's _Olympia__, behind her ear she had a poisonous flower with orange petals, and she also wore a gold bangle on her right wrist and a necklace of tiny pearls. I imagined I would never see anything more exciting for as long as I lived, and today I can confirm that I was right.”
“I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I make no apologies. The U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins thought I had demeaned myself by writing poetry for Hallmark Cards, but I am the people's poet so I write for the people.”
“As a writer, as a creator, I'm giving you my experiences. But just take what I give you. You ain't got to pry beyond that.”