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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Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

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 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...

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...

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.

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Where was I going? I puzzled and wondered about it til I actually enjoyed the...

Where was I going? I puzzled and wondered about it til I actually enjoyed the...

Nothing happens unless first we dream.

Nothing happens unless first we dream.

I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your...

I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your...

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...

There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus...

There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus...

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and...

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and...

It is healthful and invigorating to fall many times through life, if you get up...

It is healthful and invigorating to fall many times through life, if you get up...

Arithmetic is where the answer is right and everything is nice and you can look...

Arithmetic is where the answer is right and everything is nice and you can look...

There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of...

There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of...

Love your neighbor as yourself; but don't take down the fence.

Love your neighbor as yourself; but don't take down the fence.

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

It is difficult to believe in a religion that places such a high premium on...

It is difficult to believe in a religion that places such a high premium on...

It will not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is...

It will not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is...