First, from the biography of David Hills:
“Philosophy is the ungainly attempt to tackle questions that come naturally to children, using methods that come naturally to lawyers.”
Second, from Novalis, via Patti Smith:
“Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.”
Third, from Hera Lindsay Bird’s Speech time:
Poetry is a luxury behaviour
Like crying because you’re too clever and nobody understands you
It’s like cutting your hand at a party and referring to your blood
as ‘party blood’
It ‘s like: welcome to good behaviour town, population 0
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