Poetry seems to sink into us the way prose doesn't. I can still quote verses I learned when I was very young, but I have trouble remembering one line of a novel I just finished reading.
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"Poetry seems to sink into us the way prose doesn't. I can still quote verses I learned when I was very young, but I have trouble remembering one line of a novel I just finished reading." — Jack Prelutsky
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Poetry seems to sink into us the way prose doesn't. I can still quote verses I learned when I was very young, but I have trouble remembering one line of a novel I just finished reading. — Jack Prelutsky
About Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutsky was a Poet from United States (1940–present).
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This quote is attributed to Jack Prelutsky, a Poet from United States.
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Jack Prelutsky lived from 1940 – present.