Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.

Quote by Charles Simic

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Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making...

Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making...

Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket.

Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket.

Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.

Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.

Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making...

Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making...

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through...

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through...

Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience...

Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience...

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home

The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive.

The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive.

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license,...

By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license,...

Liberty don't work as good in practice as it does in speeches

Liberty don't work as good in practice as it does in speeches

At no time is freedom of speech more precious than when a man hits his...

At no time is freedom of speech more precious than when a man hits his...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

Gracious to all, to none subservient, Without offense he spoke the word he meant

Gracious to all, to none subservient, Without offense he spoke the word he meant

I never want to get to the point where it's all about my needs, and...

I never want to get to the point where it's all about my needs, and...

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

Seven wealthy towns contend for Homer dead, Through which the living Homer begged his bread

Seven wealthy towns contend for Homer dead, Through which the living Homer begged his bread

We seldom repent of speaking little, very often of speaking too much: a vulgar and...

We seldom repent of speaking little, very often of speaking too much: a vulgar and...

The fountain is my speech. The tulips are my speech. The grass and trees are...

The fountain is my speech. The tulips are my speech. The grass and trees are...