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Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

James Branch Cabell

The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads to madness.

Christopher Morley

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

Oscar Wilde

Poetry is what makes my toenails twinkle.

Dylan Thomas

If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.

David Carradine

A poem should not mean But be.

Archibald MacLeish

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

Carl Sandburg

A poet looks at the world as a man looks at a woman.

Wallace Stevens

To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.

Walt Whitman

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

Robert Frost

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Dreams Quote

The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.

- Marilyn Monroe

Relationship Quote

Never have a companion who casts you in the shade.

- Baltasar Gracian

Friendship Quote

Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

- Elbert Hubbard

Life Quote

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

- Mae West

Happiness Quote

Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.

- Maxim Gorky

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