“Keating: 'Mr. Anderson, I see you sitting there in agony. Come on, Todd, step up. Let's put you out of your misery.' Todd: 'I, I didn't do it. I didn't write a poem.' Keating: 'Mr. Anderson thinks that everything inside of him is worthless and embarrassing. Isn't that right, Todd? Isn't that your…”Tagged: Life, voice, Poetry, Fear
“John Keating: 'Mr. Pitts, would you open your hymnal to page 542 and read the first stanza of the poem you find there.' Pitts: '"To the Virgins To Make Much of Time"?' John Keating: 'Yes, that's the one. Somewhat appropriate, isn't it?'”Tagged: humor, Poetry
“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…”Tagged: Poetry, beauty, Writing, Verse, Life