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The life of a poet lies not merely in the finite language-dance of expression but in the nearly infinite combinations of perception and memory combined with the sensitivity to what is perceived and remembered.

Dan Simmons

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Dan Simmons
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: April 4
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Peoria
Illinois
Memories
Perception
Combinations
Lying
Memory
Combined
Language
Merely
Sensitivity
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Infinite
Perceived
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Nearly
Poet
Combination
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