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John Ciardi

"What has any poet to trust more than the feel of the thing? Theory concerns him only until he picks up his pen, and it begins to concern him again as soon as he lays it down."

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"What has any poet to trust more than the feel of the thing? Theory concerns him only until he picks up his pen, and it begins to concern him again as soon as he lays it down."

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"You can't trust anyone you have to pay, and really, they can't trust you."

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"Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear."

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"Look, he said, "the point is there's no way to be a hundred percent sure about anyone or anything. So you're left with a choice. Either hope for the best, or just expect the worst.If you expect the worst, you're never disappointed, I pointed out.Yeah, but who lives like that?"

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"It is not something you can tell by looking at a person, but trust is always being increased or decreased as you interact with a person."

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"All my life, he said, I been witness to people showin up where they was supposed to be at various times after they'd said they'd be there. I never heard one yet that didnt have a reason for it.Yessir.But there aint but one reason.Yessir.You know what it is?No sir.It's that their word's no good. That's the only reason there ever was or ever will be."

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Amber Hurdle

"Just add the feature trust in your profile."

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"Wherever you will go, I will let you down, But this lullaby goes on."

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"God is not sitting in heaven thinking about how to make you comfortable. Your comfort might actually be his least concern."

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"He is stronger than anyone I know, & warmer than anyone else realizes; he is a secret that I have kept, & will keep, for the rest of my life."

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"People who cannot trust are themselves not trustworthy, and therefore cannot be entrusted with important things."

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