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> [One cannot have "success" in poetry. If I wanted to be successful, I'd have become a lawyer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-marvin/one-cannot-have-success-in-poetry-if-i-wanted-to-be-successful-i-d/)

[Cate Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-marvin/)

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> [I would like to try to write poetry that would do everything I wanted poems to do, but also be readable by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-zapruder/i-would-like-to-try-to-write-poetry-that-would-do-everything-i-wanted/)

[Matthew Zapruder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-zapruder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cce/matthew-zapruder-12762_life_i-would-like-to-try-to-write-poetry-that_1241043.jpg)

> [ “I have always associated \[Al Que Quiere!\] with a figure on a soccer field: to him who wants the ball to be… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-carlos-williams/i-have-always-associated-al-que-quiere-with-a-figure-on-a-soccer/)

[William Carlos Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-carlos-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/269/william-carlos-williams-1841_poetry_i-have-always-associated-al-que-quiere-w_1677867.jpg)

> [“Suddenly, he wanted some credit for it. He wanted someone to thank him for not crapping on the institution of love. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amity-gaige/suddenly-he-wanted-some-credit-for-it-he-wanted-someone-to-thank-him/)

[Amity Gaige](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amity-gaige/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b67/amity-gaige-71275_competitive-person_suddenly-he-wanted-some-credit-for-it-he_3109447.jpg)

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