"Thinking in its lower grades, is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms it is a kind of poetry."

Poetry, Money, Thinking

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"Thinking in its lower grades, is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms it is a kind of poetry."

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"Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don't have to tell anyone you're doing it."

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"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."

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