Quotes from bargen walter iii

Growing up in a military family perhaps cultivates a certain kind of imagination that makes it easier to engage in the subject of war.

Imagination is a double-edged sword. You get cut both ways—bleed happily, bleed nostalgically.

Basically poetry is not only something enjoyable, but a reservoir for wisdom, and a mirror that people can look into and see something in their own life.

When you're spontaneous, there's always the opportunity that you'll surprise yourself and discover something new.

In this country, land of the 24-hour news channels, it's easy to "suffer" from news exhaustion, but for me there's something in me that cries out when I hear about the suffering of others in these ultimately meaningless conflicts. How can I declare them meaningless when people are dying?