"I read as much poetry as time allows and circumstance dictates: No heartache can pass without a little Dorothy Parker, no thunderstorm without W. H. Auden, no sleepless night without W. B. Yeats."
-J. Courtney Sullivan
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"Reading poetry gives me a sense of calm, well-being, and love for humanity - the same stuff more flexible women get from yoga.“
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"Fiction will always be my greatest love, with poetry close behind."
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