The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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Speech is the twin of my vision, it is unequal to measure itself, it provokes...

Speech is the twin of my vision, it is unequal to measure itself, it provokes...

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give...

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give...

It [baseball] will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger...

It [baseball] will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger...

The poet judges not as a judge judges but as the sun falling around a...

The poet judges not as a judge judges but as the sun falling around a...

A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.

A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.

This is what you shall do: love the earth and sun, and animals, despise riches,...

This is what you shall do: love the earth and sun, and animals, despise riches,...

I shall use America and democracy as convertible terms

I shall use America and democracy as convertible terms

Damn all expurgated books, the dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.

Damn all expurgated books, the dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.

The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.

The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.

Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.

Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give...

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give...

I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several...

I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several...

If any thing is sacred, the human body is sacred.

If any thing is sacred, the human body is sacred.

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man...

The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man...

The real war will never get in the books.

The real war will never get in the books.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon...

Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon...

I exist as I am, that is enough.

I exist as I am, that is enough.