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I make it clear why I write as I do and why other poets write as they do. After hundreds of experiments I decided to go my own way in style and see what would happen.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: After Clear Decided Experiments Go Happen Hundreds Make My Own Other Own Poets See Style Way Why Would Write I Write

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My room for books and study or for sitting and thinking about nothing in particular to see what would happen was at the end of a hall.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: About Books End Hall Happen Nothing Particular Room See Sitting Study Thinking Would

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Often I look back and see that I had been many kinds of a fool-and that I had been happy in being this or that kind of fool.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Back Been Being Fool Had Happy Kind Kinds Look Many Often See

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There have been as many varieties of socialists as there are wild birds that fly in the woods and sometimes go up and on through the clouds.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Been Birds Clouds Fly Go Many Socialists Sometimes Through Up Wild Woods

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You remember some bedrooms you have slept in. There are bedrooms you like to remember and others you would like to forget.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Bedrooms Forget Like Others Remember Slept Some Would You

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Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Hands Joy Keep Out Reach Runs Take You Your

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Shame is the feeling you have when you agree with the woman who loves you that you are the man she thinks you are.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Agree Feeling Loves Man Shame She Thinks Who Woman You

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All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Actions Doomed Equivalent Failure Human Human Actions Principle

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Where was I going? I puzzled and wondered about it til I actually enjoyed the puzzlement and wondering.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: About Actually Enjoyed Going Puzzled Where Wondered Wondering

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I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Myself Poetry Some Understand Written

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: January 6th, 1878

Died: July 22nd, 1967

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