"What is the poem, after it is written? That is the question. Not where it came from or why."

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"What is the poem, after it is written? That is the question. Not where it came from or why."

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"Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much."

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"My emotional and intellectual response to Hiroshima was that the question of the social responsibility of a journalist was posed with greater urgency than ever."

"I don't think a tough question is disrespectful."

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