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It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start their life as children. ↗

— Kingsley Amis

#horrible #life #people #start #their

His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night, and then as its mausoleum. ↗

— Kingsley Amis

#creature #had #his #mouth #night

I can't tell you where a poem comes from, what it is, or what it is for: nor can any other man. The reason I can't tell you is that the purpose of a poem is to go past telling, to be recognised by burning. ↗

— A. R. Ammons

#burning #comes #go #i #man

I am grateful for - though I can't keep up with - the flood of articles, theses, and textbooks that mean to share insight concerning the nature of poetry. ↗

— A. R. Ammons

#articles #concerning #flood #grateful #i

No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other. ↗

— Thomas Berger

#argument #find #matter #other #people

A lot of songs are derivative of each other. ↗

— Tori Amos

#each #lot #other #songs

I am the worst influence. If you can't handle your vices, then I am the Devil. ↗

— Tori Amos

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I don't choose to analyze what I have done and I think that is the right choice, because then I won't be spending my time creating. ↗

— Tori Amos

#because #choice #choose #creating #done

I love the classic crooners, but I got that from my mother - she worked in a record store. ↗

— Tori Amos

#got #i #i love #love #mother

I'm not like a poker player. I'm not into bluff. My way is to look someone in the eye and tell them the way I'm intending to go. My cards are always on the table. ↗

— Tori Amos

#bluff #cards #eye #go #i