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Quotes by E. E. Cummings

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Kisses are a better fate than wisdom.

~E. E. Cummings

Topics: Better Fate Kisses Than Wisdom

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To destroy is always the first step in any creation.

~E. E. Cummings

Topics: Always Any Creation Destroy First First Step Step

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Be of love a little more careful than of anything.

~E. E. Cummings

Topics: Anything Careful Little Love More Than

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I like my body when it is with your body. It is so quite new a thing. Muscles better and nerves more.

~E. E. Cummings

Topics: Better Body Like More Muscles Nerves New Quite Thing Your Your Body

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Unless you love someone, nothing else makes any sense.

~E. E. Cummings

Topics: Any Else Love Makes Nothing Sense Someone Unless You

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I imagine that yes is the only living thing.

~E. E. Cummings

Topics: Imagine Living Living Thing Only Thing Yes

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I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach 10,000 stars how not to dance.

~E. E. Cummings

Topics: Bird Dance How Learn Rather Sing Stars Teach Than

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Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink.

~E. E. Cummings

Topics: Because Buy Drink Hard Humanity Intelligence Love Love You Pawn Up You Your I Love I Love You

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A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man.

~E. E. Cummings

Topics: Arse Everyone Except Man Politician Sat Which

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At least the Pilgrim Fathers used to shoot Indians: the Pilgrim Children merely punch time clocks.

~E. E. Cummings

Topics: Children Clocks Fathers Indians Least Merely Pilgrim Punch Shoot Time Used

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: October 14th, 1894

Died: September 3rd, 1962

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