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It was like my Dad used to say, "son, there's two types of people in this world: those that write stories, and those that don't get beaten senseless by their ...

It's a natural consequence of having people with no experience of good poetry critiquing poetry. That's why you have to be better informed and more convincing. Welcome to the world ...

I noted my comment earlier on, and I'd just like to add to the mix Reflections on the Psalms by the same author. For anyone who has ever had any ...

Definitely a classic - I was incredibly jealous when I heard they study it in English Lit. in some states in America. While the first will always remain my favourite, ...

I've never read any Hopkins, so I can't comment on her - what I have read is the fantastic The Golden Gate by Vikram Seth. It's entirely in verse, and ...

I read this book very early on in my life and it's definitely stuck with me, I still read it every now and again and find it just as good ...

"at this point I would like to mention that, as I'm self-publishing this book, it's not like anyone's ever going to read it anyway, so it really doesn't matter one ...

"Once upon a time..."

I do own a copy of the communist manifesto but must confess that i only skimped it and never read the whole thing cover to cover, partly because over half ...

I would say if you're not into philosophy, you're not into living.

Rhyme itself is not bad: the problem is that many poets - especially inexperienced ones - seem to think that any rhyme is better than no rhyme at all, and ...

It was what got me interested in philosophy - you have to remember that Gaarder is a children's writer, and Sophie's World is presented at philosophy for children; you can't ...

Some of Dawkins' points are valid - we must remember that Christianity and faith in general is immensely subjective and personal as well as objective and corperate. However, what he ...

Fantasy, eh? Well, Gandalf has always been a personal favourite, he's just too cool to be real (plus he's an angel: I mean, classy or what?), but there are a ...

"Darling, it's my business to know the news, and I've always been the best at it. Besides, it makes my job simpler these days if I just make the news ...