"Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to keep the respect of the reader too."
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"Well, we all start thinking we're going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize no one reads you but other poets.“
-George Murray
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