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He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life. ↗

— George Sand

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I'm either going to be a writer or a bum. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

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Ordering a man to write a poem is like commanding a pregnant woman to give birth to a red-headed child. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

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I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after those eight months as a fireman. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

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I make it clear why I write as I do and why other poets write as they do. After hundreds of experiments I decided to go my own way in style and see what would happen. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

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

— Carl Sandburg

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We don't have to think up a title till we get the doggone book written. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

#get #think #till #title #up

When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

#girl #go #hair #i #me

Anytime I write something that's trying to be too smart, it doesn't work. ↗

— Emeli Sande

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I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write, 'cause the people I was listening to all wrote. I never thought it was an option to sing anyone else's songs. ↗

— Emeli Sande

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