Ordering a man to write a poem is like commanding a pregnant woman to give birth to a red-headed child.

Quote by Carl Sandburg

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The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring

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

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

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a...

A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a...

It is necessary...for a man to go away by himself...to sit on a rock...and ask,...

It is necessary...for a man to go away by himself...to sit on a rock...and ask,...

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...

I doubt if you can have a truly wild party without liquor.

I doubt if you can have a truly wild party without liquor.

I had taken a course in Ethics. I read a thick textbook, heard the class...

I had taken a course in Ethics. I read a thick textbook, heard the class...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.

I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

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...

All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to...

All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to...

I have become infected, now that I see how beautifully a book is coming out...

I have become infected, now that I see how beautifully a book is coming out...

Nothing happens unless first we dream.

Nothing happens unless first we dream.

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...