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Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In colder to convey things accurately, the human being is almost forced to find the most precise words possible, which is a precondition for literature.

Source: Interview on her being named poet laureate; in New York Times, 20 Jun 1993.
-- Rita Dove, (Aug 28 1952-____), US poet, educator; Her poetry in Thomas and Beulah, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1987; chosen poet laureate at the Library of Congress in 1993.

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