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Cecil Day-Lewis Quotes: A poet is not a public figure. A poet should be read and not seen.
         

A poet is not a public figure. A poet should be read and not seen.


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We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.

We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.



Selfhood begins with a walking away, And love is proved in letting go.

Selfhood begins with a walking away, And love is proved in letting go.



Now the peak of summer's past, the sky is overcast And the love we swore would last for an age seems deceit.

Now the peak of summer's past, the sky is overcast And the love we swore would last for an age seems deceit.



We who fly do so for the love of flying. We are alive in the air with this miracle that lies in our hands and beneath our feet.

We who fly do so for the love of flying. We are alive in the air with this miracle that lies in our hands and beneath our feet.



Love is proved in the letting go.

Love is proved in the letting go.



A way of using words to say things which could not possibly be said in any other way, things which in a sense do not exist till they are born … in poetry.

A way of using words to say things which could not possibly be said in any other way, things which in a sense do not exist till they are born … in poetry.



They who in folly or mere greed Enslaved religion, markets, laws, Borrow our language now and bid Us to speak up in freedom's cause.

They who in folly or mere greed Enslaved religion, markets, laws, Borrow our language now and bid Us to speak up in freedom's cause.



High sprits they had: gravity they flouted.

High sprits they had: gravity they flouted.



Flying alone! Nothing gives such a sense of mastery over time over mechanism, mastery indeed over space, time, and life itself, as this.

Flying alone! Nothing gives such a sense of mastery over time over mechanism, mastery indeed over space, time, and life itself, as this.



The poetic myths are dead; and the poetic image, which is the myth of the individual, reigns in their stead.

The poetic myths are dead; and the poetic image, which is the myth of the individual, reigns in their stead.





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Man must feel the earth to know himself and recognize his values. God made life simple. It is man who complicates it.

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So my one kid's 4, my other kid's 4 months, I'm 44, Barack Obama is the 44th president - it's all lining up nicely here.

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So curiosity, I think, is a really important aspect of staying young or youthful.

So curiosity, I think, is a really important aspect of staying young or youthful.



It is extremely rough to follow through with my goals, but I felt a responsibility to show the world what the African Americans are facing through this rough patch.

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A sky full of silent suns.

A sky full of silent suns.



HBO does something that most networks don't do which is give a show a chance to find their voice.

HBO does something that most networks don't do which is give a show a chance to find their voice.



I do not just write, I write what I am. If there is a secret, perhaps that is it.

I do not just write, I write what I am. If there is a secret, perhaps that is it.



Teaching literature is impossible; that is why it is difficult.

Teaching literature is impossible; that is why it is difficult.



There is no god, there is no god, there is no god at all. He who invented god is a fool. He who propagates god is a scoundrel. He who worships god is a barbarian.

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