Christopher MorleyThe courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness.
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Many poets have found the courage to open the door that leads into madness. They have dared to expose their innermost feelings, even when the world is not ready, and it has reaped them all kinds of rewards. It is not easy to do this, to step into madness, but the courage of the poet is to keep that door ajar.
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