“The office of poetry is not to make us think accurately, but feel truly.”– Frederick William Robertson Related Quotes “Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That’s how I get my kicks.”– Edward Koch “I’m quite sure that most writers would sustain real poetry if they could, but it takes devotion and talent.”– Marguerite Young “An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except the cleverness of a decadence.”– Raymond Chandler