Charles BaudelaireAny healthy man can go without food for two days--but not without poetry.
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The quote goes on to say that people need poetry in their lives. It doesn’t matter if we do not have food in our stomachs, we still need to feel good and lead a happy life. We live only once and we should try to make the best of it.
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