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> [One of the most treasured books that I own is Donald Allen's 'The New American Poetry, 1945-1960.' It was a totem of great importance and potency to my group of writer friends in college from 1960 to 1964.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/one-of-the-most-treasured-books-that-i-own-is-donald-allen-s-the-new/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

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## Other authors on American poetry

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-daisy-fuentes-25962.jpg) Amy King 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-poetry/amy-king/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-diane-wakoski-29286.jpg) Diane Wakoski 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-poetry/diane-wakoski/)

## More by Peter Coyote

> [The terrible thing about being an actor is that it's not a solo occupation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/the-terrible-thing-about-being-an-actor-is-that-it-s-not-a-solo/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

> [I would say 90 percent of my mail and phone calls are from people who want some kind of help or succor or commitment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/i-would-say-90-percent-of-my-mail-and-phone-calls-are-from-people-who/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

> [In 2001, Texaco was bought by Chevron, and during deliberations concerning that sale, an 800 page document listing the problems and liabilities connected to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/in-2001-texaco-was-bought-by-chevron-and-during-deliberations/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

> [My gift seems to be that I am able to tell a story in a comprehensible and engaging way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/my-gift-seems-to-be-that-i-am-able-to-tell-a-story-in-a/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

> [I think you have a social responsibility as the villain, which is pretty different from the hero's responsibility. If you have any kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/i-think-you-have-a-social-responsibility-as-the-villain-which-is/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

> [I think it's good that people value their bodies and take care of them. I think if you cross the line and begin using…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/i-think-it-s-good-that-people-value-their-bodies-and-take-care-of/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

> [When I got to Grinnell College, I was part of the black turtleneck sweater and Camel cigarette crowd of poets and writers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/when-i-got-to-grinnell-college-i-was-part-of-the-black-turtleneck/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

> [Writing is something I can do by myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/writing-is-something-i-can-do-by-myself/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

> [When I went to get my master's in creative writing at San Francisco State after Grinnell, I joined the moribund remnants of the Actor's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/when-i-went-to-get-my-master-s-in-creative-writing-at-san-francisco/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

> [Once you accept anything as tacked down, then you begin to build a structure, to accept limits. Then you have to make a choice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/once-you-accept-anything-as-tacked-down-then-you-begin-to-build-a/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

> [Acting is the way I make my living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/acting-is-the-way-i-make-my-living/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

> [My house and my garden are built as part of nature, not over it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/my-house-and-my-garden-are-built-as-part-of-nature-not-over-it/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

> [My dad was a very violent, frightening and dangerous guy. Next to him, I was this vague kind of kid who walked around, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/my-dad-was-a-very-violent-frightening-and-dangerous-guy-next-to-him-i/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

> [Business is a subset of the environment, not the other way around. You can't have a healthy economy, you can't have a healthy anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/business-is-a-subset-of-the-environment-not-the-other-way-around-you/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

> [Young people, for whom I should have been a role model and an uncle, duplicated my worst habits and died as a result.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/young-people-for-whom-i-should-have-been-a-role-model-and-an-uncle/)

[Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/)

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