The true poet for me is a priest. As soon as he dons the cassock, he must leave his family.
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But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent. We must not touch our idols; the gilt comes off in our hands.Gustave Flaubert
There is no truth. There is only perception.
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Of all lies, art is the least untrue.
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I maintain that ideas are events. It is more difficult to make them interesting, I know, but if you fail the style is at fault.
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There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it.
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Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.
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