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“Men, like poets, rush ‘into the middest’, in medias res, when they are born; they also die in mediis rebus, and to make sense of their span they need fictive concords with origins and ends, such as give meaning to lives and to poems.” Frank Kermode, The Sense of an Ending

Things Dearly Loved and Seldom Mentioned IV

(If this is going to be a regular feature, it really needs a catchier [and shorter] name). Also, more poetry today – this time from the author of The Red Badge of Courage. An Episode of the American Civil War.

 

A Man Said to the Universe
Stephen Crane

A man said to the universe:
“Sir, I exist!”
“However,” replied the universe,
“The fact has not created in me
“A sense of obligation.”

 

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2 responses to “TDLaSM IV”

  1. Sam

    I have a collection of “good quotes” that is currently 22 pages. This was the first one.

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  2. Sibylle

    What are some of the others? And: good to see that you have a blog, and to read it! :-)

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