“A lot of the fun lies in trying to penetrate the mystery and this is best done by saying over the lines to yourself again and again, till they pass through the stage of sounding like nonsense, and finally return to a full sense that had at first escaped notice.”
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There's not a good poet I know who has not at the beck and call of his memory a vast quantity of poetry that composes his mental library.
Poetry operates by hints and dark suggestions. It is full of secrets and hidden formulae, like a witch's brew.
Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's real? You can't find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best.
The seven marvels that best represent man's achievements over the last 2, 000 years will be determined by Internet vote... so look for Howard Stern's Private Parts to come in No. 1.