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I have been told by a member of the board of one of Canada's most prominent literary magazines that a submission of mine once caused a great deal of controversy. ↗

— John Barton

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To me many short poems read and write like beginnings that simply whet my appetite; I want to get over that. ↗

— John Barton

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

— Steve Maraboli

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Pretty people aren't as accepted as other people. It's like, 'She's pretty and thin and she's got to have problems. She's messed up.' ↗

— Mischa Barton

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

— Alison Bechdel

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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

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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

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I'm not interested in being Wonder Woman in the delivery room. Give me drugs. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

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The parental, and filial affections seem to be as ardent, their sensibility and attachment, as active and faithful, as those observed to be in human nature. ↗

— William Bartram

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If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. ↗

— Bernard Baruch

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