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> [It's true, there aren't many explicit references to Canada in my book. And not many explicit references to the U.S., either. I try to fill my poems with enough real, observed detail that the poems create a believable world -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-arthur/it-s-true-there-aren-t-many-explicit-references-to-canada-in-my-book/)

[James Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-arthur/)

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> [“But the inside stuff Isn't in these poems About how to be a REAL HUMAN BEING Because no one can tell you that Except you. Because the you of you Is inside you someplace Probably in the middle of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-markels/but-the-inside-stuff-isn-t-in-these-poems-about-how-to-be-a-real/)

[Bobby Markels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-markels/)

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