"Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time."
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"I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other category in which to put it.“
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
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