Language Became Quotes
- Acutely aware of the poverty of my means, language became obstacle. At every page I thought, 'That's not it.' So I began again with other… — Elie Wiesel
- The music of language became extremely important to me, and obvious to me. By the time I was seven I was writing myself. I was… — June Jordan
- It wasn't a deliberate decision to become a poet. It was something I found myself doing - and loving. Language became an addiction. — Yusef Komunyakaa