Poets are political, they have to be reflections of their times [because] they're living in their times. . … - John Cusack

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The first evil choice or act is linked to the second; and each one to the one that follows, both by the tendency of our evil nature and by the power of habit, which holds us as by a destiny

John Cusack

Poets are political, they have to be reflections of their times [because] they're living in their times. . . Poetry is political in that it's standing in opposition to fascism. Good poetry asks a bunch of questions and asks the audience to interact with themselves or see themselves in it; maybe you like it or you don't like it. But the fascist sort of stuff plays on your fears and tells you to jump on the party line and gives some simple excuses - blame this person.

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You can only really judge yourself in comparison to other people. How bad you are, but you're not as bad as someone else. So it's degrees of losing.

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I was raised Irish Catholic, but I don't consider myself Irish Catholic: I consider myself me, an American.

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A lot of people are not meant to be together.

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I was raised Catholic until I was old enough to say no.

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Hopefully as you get older you get more selfless. That would be probably a good goal. I don't know if we do, though.

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