~ John Keating in Dead Poet's Society
What will YOUR verse be?
1/26/08
And by poetry, I mean words, all words . . .
"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" Answer. That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play *goes on* and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?"
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Lovely. One of my favorite movies.
The cat sat on the hat...
One of my most favorite films. I am a HUGE Robin Williams fan and this stands out as one of the greatest movies of all time, in my opinion. He is a superb actor. My verse will be...a barbaric YALP screamed from the rooftops.
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