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Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Biscuits Poetry Synthesis

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I am an idealist. I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Am Going Idealist Know Way Where I Am

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To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after all would be too damn hard.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: After Damn Die Go Go To Hell Hard Hell Live Then Too Work Work Hard Would

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I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of her age with ambiguity until, perhaps, she passes into the realm of over ninety. Then it is better she be candid with herself and with the world.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Age Always Ambiguity Better Candid Felt Her Herself Ninety Over Passes Perhaps Realm Right She Subject Then Treat Until Woman World

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I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Friends Good Good Friends Judgment Learned Trust You

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The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Colossal Language Never No Respect People Polite Repeat Respect Sea Slang Speaks

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Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: About Against Anger Directed Effects Goes Hurts More Most Nothing Passions Possessed Than Who Whom

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There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of them.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Know Me Men Them Understand

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When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Black Girl Go Hair Me Midnight Poetry Poor Pretty Writing

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Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split one boulder.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Boulder Bush Deep Dig Gentle Root Split Spread Upward

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: January 6th, 1878

Died: July 22nd, 1967

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