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Charles Olson Quotes

Love is form, and cannot be without important substance Picture Quote #1

I sound like Homer. I mean Winslow Homer Picture Quote #1

I was playing catch with the European audience Picture Quote #1

There is a grace of life which is still yours, my dear Europe Picture Quote #1

We all want what’s been suddenly disallowed Picture Quote #1

I take space to be the central fact to man born in America. I spell it large because it comes large here. Large and without mercy Picture Quote #1

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By night only crazy things like the full moon and the whippoorwilland us, are busy Picture Quote #1

You can do anything, literally, right? That’s one of the exciting possibilities of the present Picture Quote #1

You can read everybody. It’s not even interesting to tell the truth because to some extent it’s false Picture Quote #1

I defer to all these other American poets who, for some reason, I both envy and admire Picture Quote #1

You don’t help people in your poems. I’ve been trying to help people all my life - that’s my troubl Picture Quote #1

I remember way back when I was young, 10 years ago Picture Quote #1

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I am happy to have some friends here in the kitchen Picture Quote #1

What does not change is the will to change Picture Quote #1

Of rhythm is image / of image is knowing / of knowing there is / a construct Picture Quote #1

One loves only form, and form only comes into existence when the thing is born Picture Quote #1

I don’t live for poetry. I live far more than anybody else does Picture Quote #1

All that matters is that the thing be the thing of the thing Picture Quote #1

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Atlantis will rise again Picture Quote #1

Fact is based upon vulgar matter Picture Quote #1

Forgive me if I sleep until I wake up Picture Quote #1

I hope you’re representing the devil’s advocate Picture Quote #1

I’m one of the cliches that has grown up Picture Quote #1

I’m sorry, but I was born with a towel on my head Picture Quote #1

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I’m trying to climb up both walls at once Picture Quote #1

The heroes of the present will retreat to the imitation they are anyhow Picture Quote #1

The poem, for me, is simply the first sound realized in the modality of being Picture Quote #1

Were all moving, moving, moving. Isnt it nice? Picture Quote #1

When will government cease being a nuisance to everybody? Picture Quote #1

With what violence benevolence is bought what cost in gesture justice brings what wrongs domestic rights involve what stalks this silence Picture Quote #1

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Love is form, and cannot be without important substance (Charles Olson Quotes) I sound like Homer. I mean Winslow Homer (Charles Olson Quotes) I was playing catch with the European audience (Charles Olson Quotes) There is a grace of life which is still yours, my dear Europe (Charles Olson Quotes) We all want what’s been suddenly disallowed (Charles Olson Quotes) I take space to be the central fact to man born in America. I spell it large because it comes large here. Large and without mercy (Charles Olson Quotes) By night only crazy things like the full moon and the whippoorwilland us, are busy (Charles Olson Quotes) You can do anything, literally, right? That’s one of the exciting possibilities of the present. (Charles Olson Quotes) You can read everybody. It’s not even interesting to tell the truth because to some extent it’s false. (Charles Olson Quotes) I defer to all these other American poets who, for some reason, I both envy and admire (Charles Olson Quotes) You don’t help people in your poems. I’ve been trying to help people all my life - that’s my troubl (Charles Olson Quotes) I remember way back when I was young, 10 years ago (Charles Olson Quotes) I am happy to have some friends here in the kitchen (Charles Olson Quotes) What does not change is the will to change (Charles Olson Quotes) Of rhythm is image / of image is knowing / of knowing there is / a construct (Charles Olson Quotes) One loves only form, and form only comes into existence when the thing is born (Charles Olson Quotes) I don’t live for poetry. I live far more than anybody else does (Charles Olson Quotes) All that matters is that the thing be the thing of the thing (Charles Olson Quotes) Atlantis will rise again (Charles Olson Quotes) Fact is based upon vulgar matter (Charles Olson Quotes) Forgive me if I sleep until I wake up (Charles Olson Quotes) I hope you’re representing the devil’s advocate (Charles Olson Quotes) I’m one of the cliches that has grown up (Charles Olson Quotes) I’m sorry, but I was born with a towel on my head (Charles Olson Quotes) I’m trying to climb up both walls at once (Charles Olson Quotes) The heroes of the present will retreat to the imitation they are anyhow (Charles Olson Quotes) The poem, for me, is simply the first sound realized in the modality of being (Charles Olson Quotes) Were all moving, moving, moving. Isnt it nice? (Charles Olson Quotes) When will government cease being a nuisance to everybody? (Charles Olson Quotes) With what violence benevolence is bought what cost in gesture justice brings what wrongs domestic rights involve what stalks this silence (Charles Olson Quotes)

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