Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2008-01-27:

"Do something else, develop any other skill ... turn to any other branch of knowledge. Learn how to use your hands. Try woodworking, birdwatching, gardening, sailing, weaving, pottery, archaeology, oceanography, spelunking, animal husbandry --- take your pick. Whatever activity you engage in, as a trade or hobby or field study, will tone up your body and clear your head. At the very least it will help you with your metaphors." -- Stanley Kunitz, poet, when asked what advice he had for young poets.

(submitted to the mailing list by Terry Labach)