I'm either going to be a writer or a bum.

Quote by Carl Sandburg

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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...

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

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

I make it clear why I write as I do and why other poets write...

I make it clear why I write as I do and why other poets write...

To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after...

To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after...

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and...

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and...

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.

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...

I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after...

I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after...

I wrote poems in my corner of the Brooks Street station. I sent them to...

I wrote poems in my corner of the Brooks Street station. I sent them to...

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...

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.

It is the business of little minds to shrink

It is the business of little minds to shrink

Ordering a man to write a poem is like commanding a pregnant woman to give...

Ordering a man to write a poem is like commanding a pregnant woman to give...

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...

Nothing happens unless first we dream.

Nothing happens unless first we dream.

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

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

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

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

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.

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.