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The search takes a long time and I have to back-track often.",6,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":30,"quote_text":31,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":32,"source":33,"quote_tag":34,"commentary":9},3038258,"The secret title of every good poem might be ‘Tenderness.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":36,"quote_text":37,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},3038253,"Perhaps poetry will be the canary in the mine-shaft warning us of what’s to come.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},3038252,"Prose is walking; poetry is flying.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},3038246,"There are two versions to every poem – the crying version and the straight version.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3038241,"Little sleep’s-head sprouting hair in the moonlight, when I come back we will go out together, we will walk out together among, the ten thousand things, each scratched too late with such knowledge, the wages of dying is love.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":65},3038231,"The wages of dying are love.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nGalway Kinnell, an American poet known for his lyrical and deeply personal work, likely penned these words in a collection of poetry that grappled with mortality, love, and the human condition. During the 1960s and 1970s, Kinnell's life was marked by both creative flourishing and personal turmoil, including the loss of loved ones. This context suggests that his exploration of death as a transformative force was deeply intertwined with his own experiences.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nAt first glance, this quote seems to assert that love is what we gain from facing mortality. However, it's possible to interpret it in a more counterintuitive way: the wages of dying are not just some abstract reward but an immediate and fundamental aspect of our existence. In other words, Kinnell might be suggesting that death itself is the true currency of human experience, and love is what we must pay in order to truly live.\n\n**How to Use This**\nWhen facing a creative block or a major life transition, consider that the value you seek – whether artistic fulfillment or personal growth – is already being paid for by your willingness to confront mortality. In this sense, view every challenge as an opportunity to invest in love and connection, trusting that it will yield a richer, more meaningful existence.",{"id":67,"quote_text":68,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":69,"source":70,"quote_tag":71,"commentary":9},3038220,"Love is the religion that bereaves the bereft.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":73,"quote_text":74,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":18,"author":75,"source":76,"quote_tag":77,"commentary":9},3038207,"To me, poetry is somebody standing up, so to speak, and saying, with as little concealment as possible, what it is for him or her to be on earth at this moment.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":79,"totalPages":25,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,10]