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e. e. c u m m i n g s
my sweet old etcetera 1929
my sweet old etcetera
aunt lucy during the recent
war could and what
is more did tell you just
what everybody was fighting for,
my sister
isabel created hundreds
(and
hundreds) of socks not to
mention shirts fleaproof earwarmers
etcetera wristers etcetera, my
mother hoped that
i would die etcetera
bravely of course my father used
to become hoarse talking about how it was
a privilage and if only he
could meanwhile my
self etcetera lay quietly
in deep mud et
cetera
(dreaming,
et
cetera, of
Your smile
eyes knees and of your Etcetera)
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aww, don't it just get ya right there? *sniff* |
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| some quirky ones, as seen on my aim profile: maurinsky's list |
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| the classics and elusive phrases, due for credit: quoteland |
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..."the most distinguishing characterisitc of a person is the quality of his mind."
- Mark Van Doren, poet;scholar;teacher |
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"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." (oh yeah! Al-i, Al-i!)
- Muhammed Ali (Cassius Clay), American boxer |
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"I y'am what I y'am, and that's all that I y'am."
- Poeye the Sailorman. (wisest of men) |
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"The good people sleep much better at night than the bad people. Of course, the bad people enjoy the waking hours much more."
- Woody Allen, American humorist; director; actor; author |
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"California is a fine place to live -- if you happen to be an orange."
- Fred Allen |
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"I have an existentional map; it has 'you are here' written all over it."
- Steven Wright, comedian |
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"I respect a man who knows how to spell a word more than one way." (see, see? i know what i'm doing.)
- Mark Twain, writer |
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"Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others."
- Robert Louis Stevenson, writer |
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| **some of these quotes originate from BilLee's Fabuluos Quotes Page. |
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