About Walt Whitman
Walter Whitman Jr. (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse. His work...
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I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.
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Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
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The child who was happy with herself meant the parents had won the jackpot.
—Meg Wolitzer in The Interestings