I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs. — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
In its use of words poetry is just the reverse of science. Very definite thoughts do occur, but not because the words… — David Daiches Copy Share Image
Poetry, I'm often told, is something made of words. I think it really goes the other way around: words are made of… — Robert Bringhurst Copy Share Image
“When air becomes breath, and cells become sentient, Words become poetry, and facts become science.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
But in the finished art of the song the use of words has no connection with the use of words in poetry. — John Drinkwater Copy Share Image
“[an encounter in space] "Some celestial event. No--no words--no words to describe it. Poetry! They should have sent a poet. So beautiful.… — Carl Sagan as Ellie Arroway Copy Share Image
The central fact of my life has been the existence of words and the possibility of weaving those words into poetry. — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
“in the end it is words poetry. sunsets someone’s deep blue silk voice. mountain scents. someone’s smile. eyes. that we have no… — Sanober Khan Copy Share Image
Not even the great poets can explain in words what poetry is. Do you know why? Because poetry is indeed like love,… — Jean-Paul Malfatti Copy Share Image
His [Death] voice is cold at first, John. It seems unfeeling. But if you listen without fear, you find that when he… — Martine Leavitt Copy Share Image
I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs. They all find… — P. J. Harvey Copy Share Image
Words are delicate instruments: How to use them so that, after having read the poem, the taste remaining is not of the… — Luljeta Lleshanaku Copy Share Image
One of the things that distinguishes poetry from ordinary speech is that in a very few number of words, poetry captures some… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
The advice I continually give to young writers is this, "Learn to paint pictures with words." Not just once upon a time,… — Brian Jacques Copy Share Image
![“[an encounter in space] "Some celestial event. No--no words--no words to describe it. Poetry! They should have sent a poet. So beautiful. So beautiful...I had no idea. I had no idea.” quote by Carl Sagan as Ellie Arroway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/934/carl-sagan-as-ellie-arroway-95_encounter_an-encounter-in-space-some-celestial-eve_2347837.jpg)
![“His [Death] voice is cold at first, John. It seems unfeeling. But if you listen without fear, you find that when he speaks, the most ordinary words become poetry. When he stands close to you, your life becomes a song, a praise. When he touches you, your smallest talents become gold; the most…” quote by Martine Leavitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b74/martine-leavitt-20406_break_his-death-voice-is-cold-at-first-john-it_934268.jpg)
