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At every crossroad, be prepared to bump into wonder.
James Broughton
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James Broughton
Age: 85 †
Born: 1913
Born: November 10
Died: 1999
Died: May 17
Actor
Film Director
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If you don't fill your days with love, you are wasting your life.
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The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole lyric.
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Adversity is a stimulus.
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Acclaim is a distraction.
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Consciousness is the glory of creation.
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A born poet knows in his cradle that a poetic life is the only life worth living.
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Ultimately I have learned more about poetry, from music and magic than from literature.
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