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Very early in life I became fascinated with the wonders language can achieve. And I began playing with words.

Gwendolyn Brooks

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There are no magics or elves or timely godmothers to guide us. We are lost, must wizard a track through our own screaming weed.
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Guide Lost Magic Scream Time
I tell poets that when a line just floats into your head, don’t pay attention ’cause it probably has floated into somebody else’s head.
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Attention Float Head Poet Yourself
The poetry is myself.
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Myself Poetry
Writing is a delicious agony.
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Delicious One Liner Pain Poet Writing
Even if you are not ready for day it cannot always be night.
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Day Night Yourself
I think it must be lonely to be God. Nobody loves a master. No.
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Deep God Lonely Love Master Thinking
A writer should get as much education as possible, but just going to school is not enough; if it were, all owners of doctorates would be inspired writers.
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Education Enough Inspirational Possible Writing
Poetry is life distilled.
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Life One Liner Poetry
Reading is important – read between the lines. Don’t swallow everything.
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Education Important Patience Reading Slow
When white and black meet today, sometimes there is a ready understanding that there has been an encounter between two human beings. But often there is only, or chiefly, an awareness that Two Colors are in the room.
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Black Color Human Room Understand White
She was learning to love moments. To love moments for themselves.
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Deep Hereslf Learning Love Moments
Life must be aromatic. There must be scent, somehow there must be some.
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Life Perfume Sweet
One reason cats are happier than people is that they have no newspapers.
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Animal Cat Happiness Media News Reason
I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker.
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Myself Talk Writing
Truth-tellers are not always palatable. There is a preference for candy bars.
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Chocolate Preference Truth
Don’t let anyone call you a minority if you’re black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You’re not less than anybody else.
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Black Identity Minority Worth Yourself

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