We can only write well about our sins because it is too difficult to recall a virtuous act or even whether it was the result of good or evil motives.
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The earnings of a poet could be reckoned by a metaphysician rather than a bookkeeper.Edward Dahlberg
Recognise the cunning man not by the corpses he pays homage to but by the living writers he conspires against with the most shameful weapon, Silence, or the briefest review.
Edward Dahlberg
Look at this poet William Carlos Williams he is primitive and native, and his roots are in raw forest and violent places he is word-sick and place-crazy. He admires strength, but for what Violence This is the cult of the frontier mind.
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So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we only perfect our vices, and man is a worse creature when he dies than he was when he was born.
Edward Dahlberg
Men are mad most of their lives; few live sane, fewer die so. The acts of people are baffling unless we realize that their wits are disordered. Man is driven to justice by his lunacy.
Edward Dahlberg
Always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Walt Disney Every decision you make is a mistake.
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