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"I could start with Mandelstam, who was a huge influence on my early writing."
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"To get fruits from the tree branches, shake them with hands; to get fruits from men, shake them with clever ideas!"
"The greater a man's talents, the greater his power to lead astray."
"You'll live your life at the least common denominator of those you spend the most time with if you are not watchful."
"Your impact on the lives of others--your family, the people at your church, your workmates--is cultivated with each decision you make, no matter how small."
"Other people influence your life through their actions and thoughts."
"In my opinion, the author-level metric can distort a real author's citation impact. For example, an author who has an h-index = 2 obtained on the basis of two published papers of which each is cited twenty times is more influential than an author who has an h-index = 3 obtained on the basis of three published papers of which each is cited three times."
"Followers, followers. Sometimes, with some things, it's best to keep your tally down."
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"I can remember being in my pram: children stayed in their prams much longer then than they do now. A big bouncy pram with black covers and a hood with metal clips that could trap your fingers. I was looking up at my sister who was sitting on the pram seat, with her back to me."
"As individuals, we are shaped by story from the time of birth; we are formed by what we are told by our parents, our teachers, our intimates."
"Writing poetry makes you intensely conscious of how words sound, both aloud and inside the head of the reader. You learn the weight of words and how they sound to the ear."
"I didn't choose Russia but Russia chose me. I had been fascinated from an early age by the culture, the language, the literature and the history to the place."
"However, I began to submit poems to British magazines, and some were accepted. It was a great moment to see my first poems published. It felt like entering a tradition."
"I concentrate on the lives of individuals whom the reader comes to know and feel with intimately."
"My first collection of poems was published by Bloodaxe Books, which was then a very new imprint."
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