"There's the space that you soar into, the space that you sometimes break through to, and hang in. A sort of gasp or gap."
"Being a poet is like having an invisible partner. It isn't easy. But you can't live without it either. Talent is only 10 per cent. The rest is obsession."
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Source: Rhonda Britten (2002). “Fearless Living: Live Without Excuses and Love Without Regret”, p.64, Penguin
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