"I carry a notebook with me everywhere. But……" — Rita Dove
"I carry a notebook with me everywhere. But that's only the first step."
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74 Quotes by Rita Dove
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One definition of eternity is that we are not alone on this planet, that there are those who've gone before…
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The First Book: Go ahead, it won't bite. Well... maybe a little. More a nip, like. A tingle. It's pleasurable,…
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When I was young, I was older than I am today.
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For years, I had heard about the lack of interest in literature in the U.S. and I had complained about…
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All of us have moments in our childhood where we come alive for the first time. And we go back…
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Going to the library was the one place we got to go without asking for permission. And they let us…
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The American Dream is a phrase we'll have to wrestle with all of our lives. It means a lot of…
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The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that, for a minute, the clouds have parted and I've seen…
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In working on a poem, I love to revise. Lots of younger poets don't enjoy this, but in the process…
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What is ironic is that Allen Ginsberg's importance was in its twilight for so many years that it took his…
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There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise…
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It really wasn't until I was in college when I began to write more and more, and I realized I…
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And I figured out that the reason I couldn't get through the day as well as I can now is…
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For memory, we use our imagination. We take a few strands of real time and carry them with us, then…
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Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when…
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I don't want to tell you how much insurance I carry with the Prudential, but all I can say is:…
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The fellowship of true friends who can hear you out, share your joys, help carry your burdens, and correctly counsel…
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In government you carry each hope; each disillusion. And in politics it's always about the next challenge.
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I also always carry my flute. It's very important for me to try to relax when I'm travelling, and playing…
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My undertaking is not difficult, essentially. I should only have to be immortal to carry it out.
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The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can't…
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