Arnold Adoff Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“I will always try to turn sights and sounds into words. I will always try to shape words into my singing poems.”
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“I began writing for kids because I wanted to effect a change in American society. I continue in that spirit. By the time we reach adulthood, we are closed and set in our attitudes. The chances of a poet reaching us are very slim. But I can open a child's imagination, develop his appetite for poetry, and more importantly, show him that poetry is a natural part of everyday life. We all need someone to point out that the emperor is wearing no clothes. That's the poet's job.”
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“Writing a poem is making music with words and space.”
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“A fine poem combines the elements of meaning, music, and a form like a living frame that holds it together.”
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Source : A. E. Waite (2012). “The Pictorial Key to the Tarot”, p.5, Courier Corporation
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Source : Adam Sedgwick (1850). “A Discourse on the Studies of the University of Cambridge”, p.45
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Source : Aeschylus, Hugh Lloyd-Jones (1970). “Oresteia”, p.50, Univ of California Press
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“I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something is going on here.”
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“Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues.”
Source : "Character: Albert Collins". "Adventures in Babysitting", www.imdb.com. 1987.
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“Beginning with the first bite, and for every bite after, that try to chew ten times.”
Source : Aaron Hoopes (2010). “Zen Anti-Diet: Mindful Eating for Health, Vitality and Weight Loss”, p.14, Aaron Hoopes
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