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" A Brief for the Defense

We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure,
but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have
the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace
of this world. To make injustice the only
measure of our attention is to praise the Devil. "

Jack Gilbert , Collected Poems


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Jack Gilbert quote : A Brief for the Defense<br /><br />We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure,<br />but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have <br />the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace <br />of this world. To make injustice the only <br />measure of our attention is to praise the Devil.