Alec Nevala-Lee

Thoughts on art, creativity, and the writing life.

Quote of the Day

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Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from such things.

—T.S. Eliot

Written by nevalalee

December 15, 2010 at 8:02 am

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