Edward Hirsch Quotes

I find great consolation in having a lot of poetry books around. I believe that writing poetry and reading it are deeply intertwined. I've always delighted in the company of the poets I've read.

Edward Hirsch

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 20, 1950

Topics

GreatPoetryWritingBelieveReading

It's very hard to accept that stoning still exists in the world today.

Jim Caviezel

TodayWorldAcceptHardStillVery

Government is supposed to be about how we do things together, and we can do that much more together if we use technology smartly right now.

Jennifer Pahlka

TechnologyTogetherGovernmentNow

In terms of my own film experience, I'm definitely used to morose and very heavy, heavy dramas.

Mia Kirshner

ExperienceMy OwnOwnFilmHeavy

No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.

Solon

BestManHappyFortunateHe

I think my mother's family came on the Mayflower from England - D.A.R., you know.

Sissy Spacek

FamilyMotherThinkYouKnowCame

What Bernie Sanders is talking about, which is trying to get back to a more perfect democracy, is something that we support, too. We just think that the idea of... wishing the rules were different and then pretending they were is something which, unfortunately, probably would be disastrous from the standpoint of energy and climate.

Tom Steyer

SupportDemocracyEnergyThinkRules

I was born in Japan and moved to L.A. when I was six, and I grew up with Japanese culture. I was reading manga, and I read 'Death Note' in real time in Japanese.

Masi Oka

TimeCultureDeathReadingBornUp

No, the thing is, we all love storytelling, and as a writer you get to tell stories all the time.

Joyce Carol Oates

LoveTimeYouStorytellingTellGet

Although I am losing my Soviet citizenship, I do not cease to be a Russian poet.

Joseph Brodsky

I AmLosingCitizenshipPoetSoviet

I will not play just an evil part. In fact, I got offered $7 million several years ago to play the part that Faye Dunaway played in 'Supergirl.' I was kind of insulted. I was impressed with the money, but I said, 'Why are you asking me to play an evil witch? Do I come across as an evil witch to you?'

Dolly Parton

MoneyMeEvilYouPlaySaid

Putting your name on something and having no idea how it came about if someone else did all the work - that's not me.

Drew Barrymore

WorkMeNameSomeoneSomethingIdea

I thought, transgender people are much worse off than I am. That's why they're willing to risk everything to be who they are. But the older I got, the harder it got to stay in my body.

Chaz Bono

I AmPeopleThoughtBodyWhyRisk

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