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"I am not concerned with truth, nor with conventional notions of what is beautiful."
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"What then in the last resort are the truths of mankind? They are the irrefutable errors of mankind."
"Integrity means that we are trustworthy and dependable, and our character is above reproach."
"Telling lies is a really terrible thing. These days, lies and silence are the two greatest sins in human society you might say. In reality, we tell lots of lies, and we often break into silence. However, if we were constant;y talking year-round, and telling only the truth truth would probably lose some of its value."
"Both my parents had a great influence on me. I never heard my father use a profane or even a slang word. I always respected him because of his complete integrity. In his business dealings his handshake was like a contract. He was as good as his word. Of all the people I have ever known, my mother had the greatest influence on me."
"The truth sticks in our throats with all the sauces it is served with: it will never go down until we take it without any sauce at all."
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"And Robert Lowell, of course - in his poems, we're not located in his actual life. We're located more in the externals, in the journalistic facts of his life."
"I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the poet's personality."
"A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as widely read as it should be."
"And at least in poetry you should feel free to lie. That is, not to lie, but to imagine what you want, to follow the direction of the poem."
"But I tend to think of the expressive part of me as rather tedious - never curious or responsive, but blind and self-serving."
"Poetry is something that happens in universities, in creative writing programs or in English departments."
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