He could not stand. It was not That he could not thrive, he was born With everything but … - Ted Hughes - Quotesmemo.com

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Whether people are in America or in Africa, people want to work. They want to have purpose. They want to provide for themselves and their families. They don't want handouts. They don't want to be completely dependent on their governments - even though there's usually no opportunity for that anyway.

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Ted Hughes

He could not stand. It was not That he could not thrive, he was born With everything but the will – That can be deformed, just like a limb. Death was more interesting to him. Life could not get his attention.

Attention, Born, Deformed, Interesting, Limb, Thrive

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It took the whole of Creation to produce my foot, my each feather: now I hold Creation in my foot.

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As Popa penetrates deeper into his life, with book after book, it begins to look like a Universe passing through a Universe. It is one of the most exciting things in modern poetry, to watch this journey being made.

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Nobody knew the Iron Man had fallen. Night passed.

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The Shell The sea fills my ear with sand and with fear. You may wash out the sand, but never the sound of the ghost of the sea that is haunting me.

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So the self under the eye lies, Attendant and withdrawn.

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