A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone's knowledge of himself and the world around him.

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"Though lovers be lost, love shall not; And death shall have no dominion."

- Dylan Thomas

Love

"He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest."

- Dylan Thomas

Balance

"Life always offers you a second chance. It's called tomorrow."

- Dylan Thomas

Hope

"“It snowed last year too: I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea.”"

- Dylan Thomas

Relationships

"Poetry is what in a poem makes you laugh, cry, prickle, be silent, makes your toe nails twinkle, makes you want to do this or that or nothing, makes you know that you are alone in the unknown world, that your bliss and suffering is forever shared and forever all your own."

- Dylan Thomas

Inspiration

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"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."

- William James

Contribution

"The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to make things better."

- Robert F. Kennedy

Contribution

"The best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself."

- Wallace Wattles

Contribution

"As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way."

- Mary Anne Radmacher

Contribution

"A veces sentimos que lo que hacemos es tan solo una gota en el mar, pero el mar sería menos si le faltara una gota."

- Mother Teresa

Contribution