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When I come to England, I don't claim England; I don't own it. I feel a great kinship because of the literature and the landscape. I have great affection for Edward Thomas and Philip Larkin, but there's still this distance: looking on at what I'm admiring, separate from what I am. And that's OK.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: Admiring Affection Am Because Claim Come Distance Edward England Feel Great Kinship Landscape Literature Looking Ok Own Philip Separate Still Thomas I Am I Feel

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A long time ago, I thought, as a writer in the Caribbean, 'I don't ever want to have to write 'It was great in Paris.'' Because I don't think, proportionately speaking, that one's experience in a city as opposed to, say, a village in St. Lucia, is superior to the other.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: Because Caribbean City Ever Experience Great Long Long Time Long Time Ago Opposed Other Paris Say Speaking Superior Think Thought Time Village Want Write Writer

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There are certain functions that a writer has to do. In a time of crisis, it is great to have heroic poems, as it was in the Irish Revolution. It's great to have great songs, because people need something to sing when they are marching. That's OK, but it should be on the side. It's not the ultimate thing.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: Because Certain Crisis Functions Great Great Songs Heroic Irish Marching Need Ok People Poems Revolution Should Side Sing Something Songs Thing Time Ultimate Writer

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My generation produced some terrific writers from all over, and the great thing about it is that they were all mixed in race.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: About Generation Great Great Thing Mixed My Generation Over Produced Race Some Terrific Thing Were Writers

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I have to live, socially, in an almost unfinished society. Among the almost great, among the almost true, among the almost honest. That allows me to describe the anguish.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: Almost Among Anguish Describe Great Honest Live Me Socially Society True Unfinished

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Anybody great, we're all interested in the relics. If you found an unfinished Gauguin, you'd still want to see it.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: Anybody Found Great Interested Relic See Still Unfinished Want You

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You can't read to yourself. It's your inner ear that hears a poem. If you hear a poet read his own work, it becomes very exciting. The melody is a great part of it.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: Becomes Ear Exciting Great Great Part Hear Hears His Inner Melody Own Part Poem Poet Read Very Work You Your Yourself

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I hate all that nonsense about not touching the colonialists' language. All that about it being corrupting and belonging to the master and making you Caliban. That thinking just denies you an outlet. You deny everything that is great from a language, whether it is Conrad or Shakespeare.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: About Being Belonging Denies Deny Everything Great Hate Just Language Making Master Nonsense Outlet Shakespeare Thinking Touching Whether You

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When I started doing 'The City' in 1990, most papers ran it the width of the page, 10 inches or so. It was great! I had lots of room to draw and write. It was the golden age of weekly comix. Today, most run my strip half that size. I just try to make it legible. It's very frustrating.

~Derf

Topics: Age City Doing Draw Frustrating Golden Golden Age Great Had Half Inches Just Lots Make Most Page Papers Ran Room Run Size Started Strip Today Try Very Weekly Write

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I know something great will come around the corner, and that's what I'll be doing next.

~Dermot Mulroney

Topics: Around Come Corner Doing Great Know Next Something Will

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