“Men had always been the reciters of poetry in the desert.”
“There's nothing worse in the world than a poetry recital.”
“In those days I used to talk to myself as if reciting poetry.”
“Poetry and prison have always been neighbors.”
“I felt that my views and philosophies had been changed overnight. The philosophies that i had gladly carved in stone, recited and danced upon.”
“The books downstairs were reciting their poetry to each other, rubbing together, whispering through the leathery covers. Wine was flowing through the water pipes. You had caught my leaping heart in your hands like a fish.”