Anybody serious about poetry knows how hard it is to achieve anything worthwhile in it.

Seamus Heaney
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  2. Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live. - Criss Jami

  3. Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision. The more a man can achieve, the more he may be certain that the devil will inhabit a part of his creation. - Norman Mailer

  4. With adequate planning, passion and perseverance, you can achieve the God-given goals. - Lailah Gifty Akita

  5. When the door of opportunity of your storehouse opens for you, let faith and hope enter first. When your faith leads the way, you will locate the source of your hidden treasures. - Israelmore Ayivor

More Quotes By Seamus Heaney
  1. It is always betterto avenge dear ones than to indulge in mourning. For every one of us, living in this worldmeans waiting for our end. Let whoever canwin glory before death. When a warrior is gone, that will be his best and only bulwark.

  2. History says, Don’t hope On this side of the grave, But then, once in a lifetime The longed-for tidal wave Of justice can rise up, And hope and history rhyme

  3. If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.

  4. All I know is a door into the dark

  5. I can't think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people's understanding of what's going on in the world.

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