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Charles Simic quotes

American Poet May 9, 1938

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Charles Simic quote: "While you sit. Like a rain puddle in hell. Knitting the socks..."
While you sit. Like a rain puddle in hell. Knitting the socks Of your life. Charles Simic
Because the light is always with usand the hush of an early morningtime propitious to plain speechspace between the premonition and the eventthe small lovely realm of the possible. Charles Simic
I was already dozing off in the shade, dreaming that the rustling trees were my many selves explaining themselves all at the same time so that I could not make out a single word. My life was a beautiful mystery on the verge of understanding, always on the verge! Think of it! Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "When people ask me how to find happiness in life I tell them,..."
When people ask me how to find happiness in life I tell them, First learn how to cook. Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "A poem is an invitation to a voyage. As in life, we travel to..."
A poem is an invitation to a voyage. As in life, we travel to see fresh sights. Charles Simic
I left parts of myself everywhere, The way absent-minded people leave. Gloves and umbrellas. Whose colors are sad from dispensing so much bad luck Charles Simic
The plain truth is we are going to die. Here I am, a teeny spec surrounded by boundless space and time, arguing with the whole of creation, shaking my fist, sputtering, growing even eloquent at times, and then-poof! I am gone. Swept off once and for all. I think that is very, very funny. Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: ":: Watermelons Green Buddhas On the fruit stand. We eat the..."
:: Watermelons Green Buddhas On the fruit stand. We eat the smile And spit out the teeth. Charles Simic
Here in the United States, we speak with reverence of authentic experience. We write poems about our daddies taking us fishing and breaking our hearts by making us throw the little fish back into the river. We even tell the reader the kind of car we were driving, the year and the model, to give the impression that it’s all true. It’s because we think of ourselves as journalists of a kind. Like them, we’ll go anywhere for a story. Don’t believe a word of it. As any poet can tell you, one often... Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "Insomnia is an all-night travel agency with posters..."
Insomnia is an all-night travel agency with posters advertising faraway places. Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "When you play chess alone it's always your move."
When you play chess alone it's always your move. Charles Simic
The truth is dark under your eyelids. What are you going to do about it? The birds are silent; there's no one to ask. All day long you'll squint at the gray sky. When the wind blows you'll shiver like straw. A meek little lamb you grew your wool Till they came after you with huge shears. Flies hovered over open mouth, Then they, too, flew off like the leaves, The bare branches reached after them in vain. Winter coming. Like the last heroic soldier Of a defeated army, you'll stay at your... Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "Silence is the only language god speaks."
Silence is the only language god speaks. Charles Simic
In their effort to divorce language and experience, deconstructionist critics remind me of middle-class parents who do not allow their children to play in the street. Charles Simic
Charles Simic quote: "To submit to chance is to reveal the self and its obsessions."
To submit to chance is to reveal the self and its obsessions. Charles Simic

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