Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.
I put those people in place. I trusted them. I had no idea they would do anything like this.
Red Adair, Celebrity (1915) |
Chris Van Allsburg, Author (1949) |
Sammy Cahn, Musician (1913) |
John Eaton, Politician (1790) |
Roger Ebert, Critic (1942) |
David Giuntoli, Actor (1981) |
Jurgen Habermas, Philosopher (1929) |
Mike Johanns, Politician (1950) |
Carol Kane, Actress (1952) |
Bill Keller, Editor (1949) |
Roald Amundsen, Explorer (1928) |
Djuna Barnes, Novelist (1982) |
Ethel Barrymore, Actress (1959) |
Terence Fisher, Director (1980) |
Pamela Hansford Johnson, Critic (1981) |