"I never think about poetry except when I’m writing it. I mean my poetry." ― Norman MacCaig Topic(s): Famous More From Norman MacCaig "I’m very gregarious, but I love being in the hills on my own." "And if they haven’t got poetry in them, there’s nothing you can do that will produce it." "And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn’t think so." More In Famous "Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears."― Louis D. Brandeis "Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do."― Johnny Mathis "I am in favor of carrying out the Declaration of Independence to women as well as men. Women having to suffer the burdens of society and government should have their equal rights in it. They do not receive their rights in full proportion."― Leland Stanford