Walter Whitman Jr. (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature and world literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often...
Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling.
Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.
The child who was happy with herself meant the parents had won the jackpot.
—Meg Wolitzer in The Interestings