“The day will happen whether or not you get up.”
John Ciardi
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“Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.”
John Ciardi
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“A neighborhood is a residential area that is changing for the worse.”
John Ciardi
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“You do not have to suffer to be a poet. Adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.”
John Ciardi
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“There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.”
John Ciardi
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“The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.”
John Ciardi
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“You don’t have to suffer to be a poet. Adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.”
John Ciardi
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“A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.”
John Ciardi
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“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea.”
John Ciardi
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