May Swenson On Poetry
May Swenson (May 28, 1913 – December 4, 1989) The best poetry has its roots in the subconscious to a great degree. Youth, naivety, reliance…
Victoria Woodhull On Reform And Love
Victoria Woodhull (1838 – June 9, 1927) They cannot roll back the rising tide of reform. The world moves… I am a free lover. (the…
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov On Creativity
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (April 22, 1899 – July 02, 1977) Perceiving and transforming the world, taking it in and taking it apart, re-combining its elements…
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James Kavanaugh On There Are Men Too Gentle To Live Among Wolves
James Kavanaugh (September 17, 1928 – 29 December 2009) There are men too gentle to live among wolves Who prey upon them with IBM eyes…
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William Morris On Beauty
William Morris (March 24, 1834 – October 03, 1896) With the arrogance of youth, I am determined to do no less than to transform the…
Marcel Proust On Death
Marcel Proust (July10, 1871 – November 18, 1922) I think that life would suddenly seem wonderful to us if we were threatened to die as…
Enrico Fermi On Atomic Weapons
Enrico Fermi (September 29, 1901 – November 28, 1954) It is clear that such a weapon cannot be justified on any ethical ground... The fact…
