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

Quote by Carl Sandburg

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Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.

Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.

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

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

Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes...

Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands, and goes...

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

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

I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.

I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.

Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen.

Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen.

Nearly all the best things that came to me in life have been unexpected, unplanned...

Nearly all the best things that came to me in life have been unexpected, unplanned...

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

Failures are like skinned knees; painful, but superficial.

Failures are like skinned knees; painful, but superficial.

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...

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...

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

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

I can remember only a few of the strange and curious words now dead but...

I can remember only a few of the strange and curious words now dead but...

Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who...

Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who...

One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.

One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

I couldn't see myself filling some definite niche in what is called a career. This...

I couldn't see myself filling some definite niche in what is called a career. This...

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what...

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what...

Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split the boulder.

Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split the boulder.

I have in later years taken to Euclid, Whitehead, Bertrand Russell, in an elemental way.

I have in later years taken to Euclid, Whitehead, Bertrand Russell, in an elemental way.