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> [“We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-h-kleinbaum/we-don-t-read-and-write-poetry-because-it-s-cute-we-read-and-write-2/)

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## More by N.H. Kleinbaum

> [“But poetry, romance, love, beauty? These are what we stay alive for!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-h-kleinbaum/but-poetry-romance-love-beauty-these-are-what-we-stay-alive-for/)

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> [“That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-h-kleinbaum/that-the-powerful-play-goes-on-and-you-may-contribute-a-verse/)

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> [“They're not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-h-kleinbaum/they-re-not-that-different-from-you-are-they-same-haircuts-full-of/)

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> [“Doğrular, her zaman insanın ayaklarını açıkta bırakan bir battaniye gibidir.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-h-kleinbaum/do-rular-her-zaman-insan-n-ayaklar-n-a-kta-b-rakan-bir-battaniye/)

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> [“Carpe Diem,” Keating whispered loudly. “Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-h-kleinbaum/carpe-diem-keating-whispered-loudly-seize-the-day-make-your-lives/)

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> [“We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-h-kleinbaum/we-don-t-read-and-write-poetry-because-it-s-cute-we-read-and-write-2/)

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> [“How do we, like Walt, permit our own true natures to speak? How do we strip ourselves of prejudices, habits, influences? The answer, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-h-kleinbaum/how-do-we-like-walt-permit-our-own-true-natures-to-speak-how-do-we/)

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> [“And medecine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love: these are what we stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-h-kleinbaum/and-medecine-law-business-engineering-these-are-noble-pursuits-and/)

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> [“If you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? - Carpe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-h-kleinbaum/if-you-listen-real-close-you-can-hear-them-whisper-their-legacy-to-2/)

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> [“When you read, don't consider only what the author thinks, but take time to consider what you think.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-h-kleinbaum/when-you-read-don-t-consider-only-what-the-author-thinks-but-take/)

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