Lawrence Ferlinghetti quotes - page 3

When you're young, everything seems like a romance. At 96, I can still feel romantic about publishing young unknown writers. (Lawrence Ferlinghetti)
For even bad poetry has relevance for what it does not say for what it leaves out. View quote
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Paperbacks weren't considered real books in the book trade. Up till then it was just murder mysteries, potboilers, 25-cent pocket books sold in newsstands. When the New York publishers started publishing quality paperbacks, there was no place to buy them. View quote
Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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Occupation: American Artist
Born: March 24, 1919
Died: February 22, 2021
Quotes count: 53
Wikipedia: Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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