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Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the color of the wind.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the color of the wind.

by Maxwell Bodenheim Found in: Literature Quotes,
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A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable certainties of the nation.

A great literature is chiefly the product of inquiring minds in revolt against the immovable certainties of the nation.

by H. L. Mencken Found in: Literature Quotes,
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Literature is news that stays news.

Literature is news that stays news.

by Ezra Pound Found in: Literature Quotes,
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People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.

People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.

by Chinua Achebe Found in: Literature Quotes,
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Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.

Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.

by Denis Diderot Found in: Literature Quotes,
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'Tis an old saying, the Devil lurks behind the cross. All is not gold that glitters. From the tail of read more

'Tis an old saying, the Devil lurks behind the cross. All is not gold that glitters. From the tail of the plough, Bamba was made King of Spain; and from his silks and riches was Rodrigo cast to be devoured by the snakes. - Don Quixote.

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Do not worry about the incarnation of ideas. If you are a poet, your works will contain them without your read more

Do not worry about the incarnation of ideas. If you are a poet, your works will contain them without your knowledge -- they will be both moral and national if you follow your inspiration freely.

by Vissarion Belinsky Found in: Literature Quotes,
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One learns little more about a man from his feats of literary memory than from the feats of his alimentary read more

One learns little more about a man from his feats of literary memory than from the feats of his alimentary canal.

by Frank Moore Colby Found in: Literature Quotes,
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All literature is gossip.

All literature is gossip.

by Truman Capote Found in: Literature Quotes,
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