Books Quote by Maddy Kobar

“We have only one story. All novels, all poetry are built on the never-ending contest in ourselves of good and evil.”

— John Steinbeck

“Poets don’t run out of material the way novelists do because they don’t depend on material in the same way.”

— Julian Barnes

“Poetry is so unique and it doesn't compromise.”

— Euginia Herlihy

“Perhaps it's my destiny to remain a book-keeper for ever and for poetry and literature to remain simply butterflies that alight on my head…

— Fernando Pessoa

“Poets are not so scrupulous as you are. They know how useful passion is for publication. Nowadays a broken heart will run to many…

— Oscar Wilde

“Poetry is the fellatio of the mind, but there's nothing there.”

— the mag man

“Nothing fills the world quite as poetry does. A poet need not dwell on the pagecount of his life.”

— D.A. Botta

“Stop. Watch. Listen. There’s poetry all over. And the thing about poetry? It don’t write itself.”

— Bethany House Publishers

“Poetry can be a peculiar gateway, Will. It can be a way into all kinds of things that don’t seem to have a way…

— Will Willingham

“Nobody reads poetry anymore So who the hell are you I see bent over this book?”

— Aleksandar Ristovic

“With poetry, rules are meant to be broken. And that's the beauty of poetry; it's rebellious, like me.”

— Melody Lee

“Perhaps it's my destiny to remain a bookkeeper forever, and for poetry and literature to remain simply butterflies that alight on my head and…

— Fernando Pessoa