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And medecine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love: these are what we stay alive for.Tom Schulman
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We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.Tom Schulman
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So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason, boys - to woo women - and, in that endeavor, laziness will not do. It also won’t do in your essays.N.H. Kleinbaum
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And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.N.H. Kleinbaum
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That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.N.H. Kleinbaum
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No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the worldTom Schulman