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Pleasure is the carrot dangled to lead the ass to market or the precipice.
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Civilization is a transient sickness.
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The heads of strong old age are beautiful beyond all grace of youth.

O Magazine, October 2003

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Be a worm in a wild apple than a son of man.

Original Sin [1948]

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“Keep clear of the dupes that talk democracy And the dogs that talk revolution, Drunk with talk, liars and believers. I believe in my tusks. Long live freedom and damn the ideologies,” Said the gamey black-maned wild boar Tusking the turf on Mal Paso Mountain.

The Stars Go over the Lonely Ocean [1940], st. 4

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A stone is a better pillow than many visions.

Clouds of Evening [1930]

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The strong lean upon death as on a rock.

Gale in April [1930]

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Pacific leans on the land, Feeling his cold strength To the outmost margins.

Night [1925]

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I’d sooner, except the penalties, kill a man than a hawk.

Hurt Hawks [1928]

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Lend me the stone strength of the past and I will lend you The wings of the future, for I have them.

To the Rock That Will Be a Cornerstone [1924]

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Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) was an American poet whose lyrical and dramatic work, often set on the California coast, explores the relationship between humanity and nature. His style is known for its strength and clarity, with verses that reflect a disenchanted view of civilization and a deep admiration for the natural world. Jeffers advocated for an 'inhumanist' perspective, which emphasized humanity's insignificance in the face of the vastness of the universe. Poems such as 'Tamar', 'The Tower beyond Tragedy', and 'Roan Stallion' are representative of his style and his philosophical and ecological concerns.