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Richard Hugo Quotes: "To write a poem you must have a streak of arrogance-- not in real life I hope. In real life try to be nice. It will save you a hell of a lot of trouble and give you more time to write."

To write a poem you must have a streak of arrogance-- not in real life I hope. In real life try to be nice. It will save you a hell of a lot of trouble and give you more time to write.



Richard Hugo Quotes: "A creative writing class may be one of the last places you can go where your life still matters."

A creative writing class may be one of the last places you can go where your life still matters.




Richard Hugo Quotes: "Assuming you can write clear English sentences, give up all worry about communication. If you want to communicate, use the telephone."

Assuming you can write clear English sentences, give up all worry about communication. If you want to communicate, use the telephone.



Richard Hugo Quotes: "An act of imagination is an act of self-acceptance."

An act of imagination is an act of self-acceptance.




Richard Hugo Quotes: "Don't write love poems when you're in love. Write them when you're not in love."

Don't write love poems when you're in love. Write them when you're not in love.



Richard Hugo Quotes: "Say nothing and just make music and you'll find plenty to say."

Say nothing and just make music and you'll find plenty to say.



Richard Hugo Quotes: "Think small.... If you can't think small, try philosophy or social criticism."

Think small.... If you can't think small, try philosophy or social criticism.




Richard Hugo Quotes: "Don't write with a pen. Ink tends to give the impression the words shouldn't be changed."

Don't write with a pen. Ink tends to give the impression the words shouldn't be changed.



Richard Hugo Quotes: "A good creative-writing teacher can save a good writer a lot of time."

A good creative-writing teacher can save a good writer a lot of time.



Richard Hugo Quotes: "Never want to say anything so strongly that you give up the option of finding something better. If you have to say it, you will."

Never want to say anything so strongly that you give up the option of finding something better. If you have to say it, you will.



Richard Hugo Quotes: "Scholars look for final truths they will never find. Creative writers concern themselves with possibilities that are always there to the receptive."

Scholars look for final truths they will never find. Creative writers concern themselves with possibilities that are always there to the receptive.





Richard Hugo Quotes: "You are someone and you have a right to your life."

You are someone and you have a right to your life.



Richard Hugo Quotes: "Never write a poem about anything that ought to have a poem written about it."

Never write a poem about anything that ought to have a poem written about it.



Richard Hugo Quotes: "A poet is seldom hard up for advice. The worst part of it all is that sometimes the advice is coming from other poets, and they ought to know better."

A poet is seldom hard up for advice. The worst part of it all is that sometimes the advice is coming from other poets, and they ought to know better.



Richard Hugo Quotes: "If you want to communicate, use the telephone"

If you want to communicate, use the telephone



Richard Hugo Quotes: "I think it's better if you write poems that look like you."

I think it's better if you write poems that look like you.



Richard Hugo Quotes: "Rub a half potato on your wart and wrap it in a damp cloth. Close your eyes and whirl three times and throw. Then bury rag and spud exactly where they fall."

Rub a half potato on your wart and wrap it in a damp cloth. Close your eyes and whirl three times and throw. Then bury rag and spud exactly where they fall.