My focus is on the reader and that the poet’s job is not to inspire himself or herself. The poet’s job is to inspire some future reader. Edward Hirsch Read Quote
Pressure and protest is fine, but using fear and threats to force politicians to sing to a certain tune will be the death of our democracy. Jess Phillips Read Quote
The gigantic tension before the shooting of an arrow, and the total relaxation seconds later, is my way of connecting to the universe. Paulo Coelho Read Quote
You cannot limit yourself to one area of specialized craft. Instead, regardless of craft, you have to charge all forms of expression that lead to the community, to other people, with meaning. Alexander Kluge Read Quote
Yes, everyone thought I was crazy when I moved to the U.S. after having had a very successful career in Mexico. It was like Adam Sandler turning his back on Hollywood and going to China to start all over. Eugenio Derbez Read Quote
Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone? Herman Melville Read Quote
Your mind is just like your body. It’s a muscle you can train and get better at. Rose Namajunas Read Quote
Women writers have been told, forever, that our stories were not valuable. Not as valuable as men’s stories about wars, business, power. Joyce Maynard Read Quote
