Quotes on writing

Talent a faucet. on, one write. Inspiration a farce poets invented giv — Jean Anouilh

Jean Anouilh
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Everything poetry. 94 — Joseph Joubert, Notebooks Joseph Joubert

Joseph Joubert The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert
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pray today honestwith myself, life around me,with encounter. — Jimmy Santiago Baca, Winter Poems Along Rio Grande

Jimmy Santiago Baca Winter Poems Along the Rio Grande
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Saki says youth like hors d’oeuvres: busy thinking next courses don’t — Philip Larkin, Philip Larkin: Letters Monica

Philip Larkin Philip Larkin: Letters to Monica
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bad good authors: a pity converse isn’t true! — Philip Larkin, Philip Larkin: Letters Monica

Philip Larkin Philip Larkin: Letters to Monica
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Dear, can’t write, a fantasy: a kind circling obsession. — Philip Larkin, Philip Larkin: Letters Monica

Philip Larkin Philip Larkin: Letters to Monica
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Poets, like fighters, reap benefits roadwork. — Cameron Conaway, Caged: Memoirs a Cage-Fighting Poet

Caged: Memoirs of a Cage-Fighting Poet Cameron Conaway
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words lose meaning, physical force takes over. — W.H. Auden

W.H. Auden
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go campus alone dressed antique silk slips beat-up cowboy boots gypsy — Francesca Lia Block, Girl Goddess #9: Nine Stories

Francesca Lia Block Girl Goddess #9: Nine Stories
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crazy thing poetry simplicity makes complicated. — Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

Richelle E. Goodrich Slaying Dragons
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