Almost every truly creative being alienated & expatriated in his own country

Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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  1. A thousand lips, a thousand eyes, a thousand hearts will read these words, as you read them, graze them, this moment. Thousands will utter them into the abyss, someday, perhaps for years to come; loudly, softly, repeatedly, again and again and again. Some will mock,... - V.S.Atbay

  2. The will of life and death, never share the same motivation...we all know that love is the ultimate motive to die for...but let’s not kid ourselves......we all know the ultimate motive to rise back from the dead is vengeance. - Non Nomen

  3. The spirit, my love, is stronger than laughter, stronger than the hungry pantingof reckless lionsthat paw and shuffle underneath the canopy of bowed trees, stronger than the pace of a dying heart, that awaits to be pumped to life by episodes mothered by time, by... - V.S. Atbay

  4. I love you just the way you arebut you don't see you like I do. You shouldn't try so hard to be perfect. Trust me, perfect should try to be you. - Bo Burnham

  5. Poetry can be dangerous, especially beautiful poetry, because it gives the illusion of having had the experience without actually going through it. - Jalaluddin Rumi

More Quotes By Lawrence Ferlinghetti
  1. Recipe For Happiness Khaborovsk Or Anyplace'One grand boulevard with treeswith one grand cafe in sunwith strong black coffee in very small cups. One not necessarily very beautifulman or woman who loves you. One fine day.

  2. I am awaitingperpetually and forevera renaissance of wonder

  3. Poetry is eternal graffiti written in the heart of everyone.

  4. Poetry is the shadow cast by our streetlight imaginations.

  5. Poetry is a naked woman, a naked man, and the distance between them.

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