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[quote=Anonymous]I learned about his in Dead Poet's Society (created, no doubt, by an artist of some sort!)

[quote]We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion.
		
Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are all noble pursuits, and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.

To quote from Whitman: "O me, o life of the questions of these recurring, of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities filled with the foolish. What good amid these, o me, o life? Answer: that you are here. That life exists, and identity. That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse." [/quote]

And, as if the message wasn't clear enough, Red Foreman wouldn't let his kid engage in any silly nonsense like acting. The kid was going to focus like a laser on getting into medical school. So the kid killed himself. [/quote]

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