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Christmas Quote by Marianne Moore

“Yule—Yul log for the Christmas-fire tale-spinner—of fairy tales that can come true: Yul Brynner.” quote by Marianne Moore — Download Open image

“Yule—Yul log for the Christmas-fire tale-spinner—of fairy tales that can come true: Yul Brynner.”

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When one is frank, one's very presence is a compliment.

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The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

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The hands are the heart's messengers.

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I believe verbal felicity is the fruit of ardor, of diligence, and of refusing to be false.

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Conscious writing can be the death of poetry.

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Only imagination that towers can reproduce evanescence and render rigidity flexible.

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Revision is its own reward.

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