Only poetry can measure the distance between ourselves and the Other.

Charles Simic


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If I believe in anything, it is in the dark night of the soul. Awe is my religion, and mystery is its church.

Charles Simic


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If the sky falls they shall have clouds for supper.

Charles Simic


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Lyric poets are always corrupting the young, making them choke in self-pity and indulge in reverie. Dirty sex and direspect for authority is what they have been whispering into their ears for ages.

Charles Simic


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A poem is an invitation to a voyage. As in life, we travel to see fresh sights.

Charles Simic


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Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket

Charles Simic


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When people ask me how to find happiness in life I tell them, First learn how to cook.

Charles Simic


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He who cannot howl will not find his pack.

Charles Simic


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A true confession: I believe in a soluble fish.

Charles Simic

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In their effort to divorce language and experience, deconstructionist critics remind me of middle-class parents who do not allow their children to play in the street.

Charles Simic

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