#simple

Only great minds can afford a simple style. ↗

— Stendhal

#great #great minds #minds #only #simple

I play with language a great deal in my poems, and I enjoy that. I try to condense language, that is, I try to express complicated but I hope real emotions as simply as possible. But that doesn't mean the poems are simple, just that they are as truthful as I can make them. ↗

— Anne Stevenson

#condense #deal #emotions #enjoy #express

In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

#fight #go #good #good guys #guys