Florence Anthony (October 21, 1947 – March 20, 2010) was an American poet and educator who legally changed her name to Ai Ogawa (Japanese : Literally: "Love Stream" ). She won the 1999 National Book Award for Poetry for Vice: New and Selected Poems.
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Articles about Ai or articles that mention Ai.
Here are a few random quotes by Ai.
See also: All Ai Quotes
We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it--and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit on a hot stove lid again--and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore. Go to Quote / Comment
Without poets, without artists, men would soon weary of nature's monotony. The sublime idea men have of the universe would collapse with dizzy... Go to Quote / Comment
Truth is a fruit which should not be plucked until it is ripe. Go to Quote / Comment
Nothing is so important to man as his own state; nothing is so formidable to him as eternity. And thus it is unnatural that there should be me... Go to Quote / Comment
History is just the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes. Go to Quote / Comment