John Barton Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in order to respect the privacy of the subject. If readers make the link, they have engaged with the poem. – John Barton Engaged Quotes Exploitative Quotes Link Quotes Poem Quotes Privacy Quotes Readers Quotes Remove Quotes Respect Quotes Steps Quotes Subject Quotes Writing Quotes I would not say I chose to write long poems on a conscious level. The long poem has been a relative constant. The community of poets I belong to is not as close as it used to be, if only for the fact that our lives have become busier: jobs, children, and the like.
Carrie Fisher People want me to say that I’m sick of playing Leia and that it ruined my life. If my life was that easy to ruin, it deserved to be ruined. – Carrie Fisher
FoodLaurie Colwin The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. A person cooking is a person giving: Even the simplest food is a gift. – Laurie Colwin
Andrew JacksonEqualityWisdom The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality. – Andrew Jackson
Joe Theismann Rugby is great. The players don’t wear helmets or padding; they just beat the living daylights out of each other and then go for a beer. I love that. – Joe Theismann
Julia Restoin Roitfeld So much of my body changed from being pregnant. My hair got so much longer from all of the multivitamins and pregnancy vitamins, like the New Chapter’s Every Woman Vitamin I’ve been taking – it’s a lot of folic acid. I know a lot of moms cut their hair, but I just want to keep mine long. – Julia Restoin Roitfeld
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