"One definition of eternity is that we are not alone on this planet, that there are those who've gone before and those who will come, and that there is a community of spirits."

Community, Eternity, Spirits, Will

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"One definition of eternity is that we are not alone on this planet, that there are those who've gone before and those who will come, and that there is a community of spirits."

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"The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with."

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"Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is almost forced to find the most precise words possible, which is a precondition for literature."

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"My favorite poets may not be your bread and butter. I have more favorite poems than favorite poets."

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"I think reading Shakespeare's plays when I was young was extremely important. He had the ability to make utter strangers come alive."

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"Libraries are where it all begins."

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"All of us have moments in our childhood where we come alive for the first time. And we go back to those moments and think, This is when I became myself."

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"What is ironic is that Allen Ginsberg's importance was in its twilight for so many years that it took his death to bring it to the front page. He electrified an entire world!"

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"I have a high guilt quotient. A poem can go through as many as 50 or 60 drafts. It can take from a day to two years-or longer."

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"I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding."

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"Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful."

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Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"We are members of the Church of Christ."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"There is nothing quite so comforting like being part of a community."

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"Let each of us lead a revolution of support in the lives of others."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"There is something wrong when a brother or sister becomes alienated from the rest of their family, so there is something wrong when Christians refuse to have anything to do with their fellow Christians. God wants us to live this Christian life together."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

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"If you can establish yourself in the community as a giver, those people with whom you associate yourself will extend your branding far beyond you."

Susan C. Young, American Author

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"Cooperate expression of your church life means a lot."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"People would rather live in a community with unreasonable claims, than face loneliness with their truth."

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"I am overwhelmed by the grace and persistence of my people."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

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"The sisterhood of librarians is a non-profit organisation and our goal is to keep imagination alive, not make money."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

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