I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.

Quote by Carl Sandburg

Topics: Carl Sandburg Quotes

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it...

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it...

You remember some bedrooms you have slept in. There are bedrooms you like to remember...

You remember some bedrooms you have slept in. There are bedrooms you like to remember...

All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.

All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The greatest cunning is to have none at all.

The greatest cunning is to have none at all.

We read Robert Browning's poetry. Here we needed no guidance from the professor: the poems...

We read Robert Browning's poetry. Here we needed no guidance from the professor: the poems...

Life is like an onion; you peel one layer off at a time and sometimes...

Life is like an onion; you peel one layer off at a time and sometimes...

The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.

The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon...

I had been keeping an off eye on the advertising field, thinking I might become...

I had been keeping an off eye on the advertising field, thinking I might become...

Life is like an onion; you peel off one layer at a time and sometimes...

Life is like an onion; you peel off one layer at a time and sometimes...

I fell in love, not deep, but I fell several times and then fell out.

I fell in love, not deep, but I fell several times and then fell out.

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on

It is the business of little minds to shrink

It is the business of little minds to shrink

Shame is the feeling you have when you agree with the woman who loves you...

Shame is the feeling you have when you agree with the woman who loves you...

I stayed away from mathematics not so much because I knew it would be hard...

I stayed away from mathematics not so much because I knew it would be hard...

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

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

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

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