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You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it. — John Barton

I always did that - listen to them over and over again until I was almost afraid to turn them off, afraid to lose the feeling the music gave me. — Staci Hart

In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change. — John Barton

Reading should be a repeat performance. — John Barton

Who is the ideal reader? God only knows. — John Barton

No poem is easily grasped; so why should any reader expect fast results? — John Barton

Poets can't resist the dramatic pull of their lives and so inevitably write autobiographical verse. — John Barton

Most victims of my autobiographical verse are either far too polite, remarkably understanding unaware that I have written poems about them. — John Barton

I feel very connected to poets across the country. — John Barton

To me many short poems read and write like beginnings that simply whet my appetite; I want to get over that. — John Barton

Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools. — John Barton

You grow up to become living proof of your parents' limitations. Their less-than masterpiece. — Chuck Palahniuk

The poet must decide not to impose his feelings in order to write without sentimentality. — John Barton

A literary journal is intended to connect writer with reader; the role of the editor is to mediate. — John Barton

Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems. — John Barton

I'm scared to die," I whispered as Michael walked in.
"He was scared to live," he said kissing my forehead. — Melina Marchetta

Paperwork is the embalming fluid of bureaucracy, maintaining an appearance of life where none exists. — Robert H. Meltzer

An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive. — John Barton

Awareness is wakefulness. Wakefulness is consciousness. Consciousness is limitless awareness. — Frederick Lenz

I find it exhausting to administer a magazine without an office or paid staff. — John Barton

Bribes over two dollars are tax deductible — Melina Marchetta

I'm not aiming for an Academy Award. — Andie MacDowell

If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect. — John Barton

I would not say I chose to write long poems on a conscious level. The long poem has been a relative constant. — John Barton

...the face of Christ in your van der Goes, no one could call that a lie. — William Gaddis

Universal rushed us. We started shooting without a script that was totally completed. — John Landis

But it is impossible for anyone to say 'I am sacrificing myself' without feeling bitterness. — Simone De Beauvoir

Co-leadership should permeate every organization at every level. — David A. Heenan

Some readers allow their prejudices to blind them. A good reader knows how to disregard inappropriate responses. — John Barton

The only thing we really have to work at in this life is how to manifest love. — George Harrison

The reader's challenge is to replicate the experiment by reading the poem and to draw their own conclusions. — John Barton