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Letter "L" » Lucille Clifton Quotes
«. . . even when the universe made it quite clear to me that I was mistaken in my certainties, in my definitions, I did not break. The shattering of my sureties did not shatter me. Stability comes from inside, not outside....»
Author: Lucille Clifton
«children/ when they ask you/ why your mama so funny/ say/ she is a poet/ she don't have no sense.»
Author: Lucille Clifton
«Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.»
Author: Lucille Clifton
«i keep hearing / tree talk / water words / and i keep knowing what they mean.»
Author: Lucille Clifton
«People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and that's a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated.»
Author: Lucille Clifton
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