Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away.

Quote by Carl Sandburg

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Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind and...

Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind and...

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang...

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang...

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

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...

I am an idealist. I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs.

I am an idealist. I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs.

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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

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

The greatest cunning is to have none at all.

The greatest cunning is to have none at all.

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...

Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never...

Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never...

The scholars and poets of an earlier time can be read only with a dictionary...

The scholars and poets of an earlier time can be read only with a dictionary...

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...