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Miller Williams has 11 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

• Too many poets write poems which are only difficult on the surface, difficult because the dramatic situation is easily misunderstood. It's not…
• You do not know what wars are going on down there where the spirit meets the bone.
• Ritual is important to us as human beings. It ties us to our traditions and our histories.
• Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don't want it. What appears bad manners, an ill temper or cynicism is…
• I manage a toast to the Christmas tree and one to the sweet absurdity in the miracle of the verb to be.…
• Every word you add dilutes the sentence.
• A thing may fail as a poem because it tries to do what a poem cannot do: it tries to become a…
• I like to think that the best poetry is or involves a contest between ordinary conversation and ritual.
• For something to be useful to the spirit is not very valuable to get your covered wagon across the desert. We have…
• I respond to mood. I hear some phrase, or pick up a rhythm.
• I always have pen and paper with me.

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