I took to wearing a black tie known as the Ascot, with long drooping ends. I had seen pictures of painters, sculptors, poets, wearing this style of tie.

Quote by Carl Sandburg

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I have often wondered what it is an old building can do to you when...

I have often wondered what it is an old building can do to you when...

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...

When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found;...

When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found;...

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

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...

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 the journal of the sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in...

Poetry is the journal of the sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in...

I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.

I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.

Calling it off comes easy enough if you haven't told the girl you are smitten...

Calling it off comes easy enough if you haven't told the girl you are smitten...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

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...

In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you...

In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you...

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...

Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.

Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.

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

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

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Failures are like skinned knees; painful, but superficial.

Failures are like skinned knees; painful, but superficial.

Don't be discouraged by a failure. It can be a positive experience. Failure is, in...

Don't be discouraged by a failure. It can be a positive experience. Failure is, in...

There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life.

There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life.