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John Ciardi Quotes

«There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation»
Author: John Ciardi | Keywords: sobriety
«The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself»
«Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone»
Author: John Ciardi | Keywords: gentility, left over
«Written by a sponge dipped in warm milk and sprinkled with sugar.»
«The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesn't deserve it, give it to him anyhow.»
Author: John Ciardi | Keywords: anyhow
«Nothing goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for character.»
Author: John Ciardi | About: Speech
«The day will happen whether or not you get up.»
Author: John Ciardi
«What has any poet to trust more than the feel of the thing? Theory concerns him only until he picks up his pen, and it begins to concern him again as soon as he lays it down.»
Author: John Ciardi | About: Poets | Keywords: his pen, lays, picks
«It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions.»
Author: John Ciardi
«Every game ever invented by mankind, is a way of making things hard for the fun of it!»
Author: John Ciardi

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