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I would not say I chose to write long poems on a conscious level. The long poem has been a relative constant. ↗

— John Barton

#chose #conscious #constant #i #level

Everyone’s talking about the death and disappearance of the book as a format and an object. I don’t think that will happen. I think whatever happens, we have to figure out a way to protect our imaginations. Stories and poetry do that. You need a language in this world. People want words, they want to hear their situation in language, and find a way to talk about it. It allows you to find a language to talk about your own pain. If you give kids a language, they can use it. I think that’s what these educators fear. If you really educate these kids, they aren’t going to punch you in the face, they are going to challenge you with your own language. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#literacy #online-interview #power-of-reading #reading #death

Reading should be a repeat performance. ↗

— John Barton

#reading #repeat #should

The world begins anew with every birth, my father used to say. He forgot to say, with every death it ends. Or did not think he needed to. Because for a goodly part of his life he worked in a graveyard. ↗

— Sebastian Barry

#death #life #philosophical #thoughts #death

Sometimes it's the same moments that take your breath away that breathe purpose and love back into your life. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#inspirational #life #love #moments #purpose

For some reason writing and drawing are very separate processes for me. ↗

— Alison Bechdel

#me #processes #reason #separate #some

I like playing dark, offbeat, quirky characters. ↗

— Mischa Barton

#dark #i #like #offbeat #playing

Life was something you didn't argue with, because when it came down to it, whether you barracked for God or nothing at all, life was all there was. And death. ↗

— Tim Winton

#tim-winton #death

First I shall name the eagle, of which there are three species: the great grey eagle is the largest, of great strength and high flight; he chiefly preys on fawns and other young quadrupeds. ↗

— William Bartram

#eagle #first #flight #great #grey

My progress was rendered delightful by the sylvan elegance of the groves, chearful meadows, and high distant forests, which in grand order presented themselves to view. ↗

— William Bartram

#delightful #distant #elegance #forests #grand