Poetry: three mismatched shoes at the entrance of a dark alley.

Charles Simic
Poetry: three mismatched shoes at the entrance of a dark...
Poetry: three mismatched shoes at the entrance of a dark...
Poetry: three mismatched shoes at the entrance of a dark...
Poetry: three mismatched shoes at the entrance of a dark...
About This Quote

This quote is very much like the previous one. It basically conveys the idealism of life. What makes life so great is the potential every day to be something good. It means not having to settle for average things.

Source: Dimestore Alchemy

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  1. A true confession: I believe in a soluble fish.
  2. One writes because one has been touched by the yearning for and the despair of ever touching the Other.
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  4. In their effort to divorce language and experience, deconstructionist critics remind me of middle-class parents who do not allow their children to play in the street.
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