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Rita Dove Quotes

I’ve always been intrigued by the way history works, the way we decide what is mentioned Picture Quote #1

To practice your scales, so to speak, in order play the symphony, is what you have to do as a young poet Picture Quote #1

When we are touched by something it’s as if we’re being brushed by an angel’s wings Picture Quote #1

If we’re going to solve the problems of the world, we have to learn how to talk to one another. Poetry is the language at its essence. It’s the bones and the skeleton of the language. It teaches you, if nothing else, how to choose your words Picture Quote #1

I was pirouette and flourish, I was filigree and flame. How could I count my blessings when I didn’t know their names? Picture Quote #1

From the time I began to read, as a child, I loved to feel their heft in my hand and the warm spot caused by their intimate weight in my lap; I loved the crisp whisper of a page turning, the musky odor of old paper and the sharp inky whiff of new pages. Leather bindings sent me into ecstasy. I even loved to gaze at a closed book and daydream about the possibilities inside Picture Quote #1

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Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is almost forced to find the most precise words possible, which is a precondition for literature Picture Quote #1

My childhood library was small enough not to be intimidating. And yet I felt the whole world was contained in those two rooms. I could walk any aisle and smell wisdom Picture Quote #1

We should always do something that makes us feel like a child again. Keep learning, no matter what it is Picture Quote #1

The sound of the mandolin is a very curious sound because it’s cheerful and melancholy at the same time, and I think it comes from that shadow string, the double strings Picture Quote #1

By making us stop for a moment, poetry gives us an opportunity to think about ourselves as human beings on this planet and what we mean to each other Picture Quote #1

My father is a chemist, my mother was a homemaker. My parents instilled in us the feeling that learning was the most exciting thing that could happen to you, and it never ends Picture Quote #1

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I change jobs like drinking water... And as I grow accustomed to the new flavor of a drink I regard as delicious, yes, vital, something fades, life balks. So I break camp; I shed skins Picture Quote #1

The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with Picture Quote #1

Listen how they say your name. If they can’t say that right, there’s no way they’re going to know how to treat you proper, neither Picture Quote #1

Courage has nothing to do with our determination to be great. It has to do with what we decide in that moment when we are called upon to be more Picture Quote #1

Rap is only one end of a whole spectrum of verbal play and virtuosity. Rap is geared for aural pleasure Picture Quote #1

Poetry connects you to yourself, to the self that doesn’t know how to talk or negotiate Picture Quote #1

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People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found that immensely valuable Picture Quote #1

One definition of eternity is that we are not alone on this planet, that there are those who’ve gone before and those who will come, and that there is a community of spirits Picture Quote #1

Can it be that even as one grows to fit the space one lives in, one cannot grow until there’s space to grow? Picture Quote #1

I always loved science. And in fact, I got a science award in high school. I mean, I loved science, but I think I loved literature more Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always been intrigued by the way history works, the way we decide what is mentioned (Rita Dove Quotes) To practice your scales, so to speak, in order play the symphony, is what you have to do as a young poet (Rita Dove Quotes) When we are touched by something it’s as if we’re being brushed by an angel’s wings (Rita Dove Quotes) If we’re going to solve the problems of the world, we have to learn how to talk to one another. Poetry is the language at its essence. It’s the bones and the skeleton of the language. It teaches you, if nothing else, how to choose your words (Rita Dove Quotes) I was pirouette and flourish, I was filigree and flame. How could I count my blessings when I didn’t know their names? (Rita Dove Quotes) From the time I began to read, as a child, I loved to feel their heft in my hand and the warm spot caused by their intimate weight in my lap; I loved the crisp whisper of a page turning, the musky odor of old paper and the sharp inky whiff of new pages. Leather bindings sent me into ecstasy. I even loved to gaze at a closed book and daydream about the possibilities inside (Rita Dove Quotes) Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is almost forced to find the most precise words possible, which is a precondition for literature (Rita Dove Quotes) My childhood library was small enough not to be intimidating. And yet I felt the whole world was contained in those two rooms. I could walk any aisle and smell wisdom (Rita Dove Quotes) We should always do something that makes us feel like a child again. Keep learning, no matter what it is (Rita Dove Quotes) The sound of the mandolin is a very curious sound because it’s cheerful and melancholy at the same time, and I think it comes from that shadow string, the double strings (Rita Dove Quotes) By making us stop for a moment, poetry gives us an opportunity to think about ourselves as human beings on this planet and what we mean to each other (Rita Dove Quotes) My father is a chemist, my mother was a homemaker. My parents instilled in us the feeling that learning was the most exciting thing that could happen to you, and it never ends (Rita Dove Quotes) I change jobs like drinking water... And as I grow accustomed to the new flavor of a drink I regard as delicious, yes, vital, something fades, life balks. So I break camp; I shed skins (Rita Dove Quotes) The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with (Rita Dove Quotes) Listen how they say your name. If they can’t say that right, there’s no way they’re going to know how to treat you proper, neither (Rita Dove Quotes) Courage has nothing to do with our determination to be great. It has to do with what we decide in that moment when we are called upon to be more (Rita Dove Quotes) Rap is only one end of a whole spectrum of verbal play and virtuosity. Rap is geared for aural pleasure (Rita Dove Quotes) Poetry connects you to yourself, to the self that doesn’t know how to talk or negotiate (Rita Dove Quotes) People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found that immensely valuable (Rita Dove Quotes) One definition of eternity is that we are not alone on this planet, that there are those who’ve gone before and those who will come, and that there is a community of spirits (Rita Dove Quotes) Can it be that even as one grows to fit the space one lives in, one cannot grow until there’s space to grow? (Rita Dove Quotes) I always loved science. And in fact, I got a science award in high school. I mean, I loved science, but I think I loved literature more (Rita Dove Quotes)

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