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Facts about George Murray

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George Murray is a famous Poet from Canada.

Our collection contains 28 quotes who is written / told by George.

28 Famous quotes by George Murray

Small: I think, for me, humour needs to be used like a strong spice - sparingly
"I think, for me, humour needs to be used like a strong spice - sparingly"
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Small: I guess there is also an element of deliberate change involved. Each of my books has been, at least fro
"I guess there is also an element of deliberate change involved. Each of my books has been, at least from my point of view, radically different from the last"
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Small: I wanted to rock back and forth between myth and distant futures, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It fe
"I wanted to rock back and forth between myth and distant futures, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It felt a bit like prophecy and a bit like storytelling"
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Small: I am certainly suffering from a modicum of performance anxiety
"I am certainly suffering from a modicum of performance anxiety"
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Small: New York was breaking my concentration and disintegrating my thoughts
"New York was breaking my concentration and disintegrating my thoughts"
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Small: I think the main influence has been living in New York City. Aside from all the crap around 9/11, I fin
"I think the main influence has been living in New York City. Aside from all the crap around 9/11, I find it very demanding to think amid all the noise and visual pollution"
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Small: I feel as though Ive fooled the world into thinking Im an adult and now theyre letting me procreate
"I feel as though I've fooled the world into thinking I'm an adult and now they're letting me procreate"
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Small: Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think its harder to write. Its harder to
"Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to keep the respect of the reader too"
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Small: The whole competition thing disturbs me. Not that I wasnt a part of it when I first started
"The whole competition thing disturbs me. Not that I wasn't a part of it when I first started"
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Small: I suppress the vast majority of what I write
"I suppress the vast majority of what I write"
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Small: I still write the occasional short story, and poked at a novel once, but its just not what I want to do
"I still write the occasional short story, and poked at a novel once, but it's just not what I want to do"
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Small: I dont think theres anything wrong with someone having to read a poem twice. Or even a book
"I don't think there's anything wrong with someone having to read a poem twice. Or even a book"
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Small: Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the nee
"Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend it's no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often it's really just about the money, the perceived prestige"
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Small: Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction
"Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction"
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Small: In my opinion, Al Moritz may be the best poet of his generation in Canada
"In my opinion, Al Moritz may be the best poet of his generation in Canada"
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Small: I am still interested in the long or serial poem, but have written a few smaller things. I may start se
"I am still interested in the long or serial poem, but have written a few smaller things. I may start sending to journals again in a year or so... that's about it"
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Small: With Carousel I had an idea and it all came out quickly
"With 'Carousel' I had an idea and it all came out quickly"
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Small: Its a bit of a crapshoot out there with young writers right now anyway
"It's a bit of a crapshoot out there with young writers right now anyway"
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Small: Well, we all start thinking were going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize
"Well, we all start thinking we're going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize no one reads you but other poets"
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Small: The poetry community here has been extraordinarily welcoming
"The poetry community here has been extraordinarily welcoming"
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Small: Ive often entertained paranoid suspicions about my fridge and what its been doing to my poetry when Im
"I've often entertained paranoid suspicions about my fridge and what it's been doing to my poetry when I'm not looking, but I never even considered that my fan was thinking about me"
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Small: Im not interested in being easy anymore. Readable, yes. Easy, no
"I'm not interested in being easy anymore. Readable, yes. Easy, no"
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Small: I was writing notes, but not composing poems. The Hunter began to develop out of this fragmented proces
"I was writing notes, but not composing poems. The Hunter began to develop out of this fragmented process"
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Small: A sequence works in a way a collection never can
"A sequence works in a way a collection never can"
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Small: My self-editing process is intense
"My self-editing process is intense"
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Small: I no longer feel pressure to produce fiction
"I no longer feel pressure to produce fiction"
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Small: I do try to let what is obviously unintended yet naturally good stay in
"I do try to let what is obviously unintended yet naturally good stay in"
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Small: In fact, in some ways, I actually feel much more confident about the quality of Carousel than I do abou
"In fact, in some ways, I actually feel much more confident about the quality of Carousel than I do about The Cottage Builder's Letter: probably because of its cohesive nature"
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