"If a poem hasn't ripped apart your soul; you haven't experienced poetry."
Torn Apart quotes
21 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"If a poem hasn't ripped apart your soul; you haven't experienced poetry."
"Coition is a slight attack of apoplexy. For man gushes forth from man, and is separated by being torn apart with a kind of blow."
"Each act of unfaithfulness toward our inner being is a blot on our souls. If we continue to be unfaithful, our souls are eventually torn apart and we slowly bleed to death."
"I write poems for myself and I write poetry that gets torn apart and becomes songs. I have a lot of respect for words, the power of words."
"When you must choose a new path, do not bring old experiences with you. Those who strike out afresh, but who attempt to retain a little of the old life, end up torn apart by their own memories."
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