"Chocolate mustache" is from a line in the book. It's my favorite title (chosen by me), so I'm pleased that Never Spit was tossed. J. Patrick Lewis More Quotes by J. Patrick Lewis More Quotes From J. Patrick Lewis Poetry is perfect verbs hunting for elusive nouns. J. Patrick Lewis hunting perfect writing Poetry is the tunnel at the end of the light. J. Patrick Lewis tunnels poetry light The Ladybug wears no disguises. She is just what she advertises. A speckled spectacle of spring, A fashion statement on the wing.... A miniature orange kite. A tiny dot-to-dot delight. J. Patrick Lewis fashion spring wings A great book is a homing device For navigating paradise. A good book somehow makes you care About the comfort of a chair. A bad book owes to many trees A forest of apologies. J. Patrick Lewis apology tree book Libraries J. Patrick Lewis library growing garden The laureateship [of U.S. Children's Poet] has brought me a couple of appealing contracts, including my first anthology, the 200-poem The National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry.Apart from the increased travel, I won't let anything interfere with writing poetry. J. Patrick Lewis couple book children I won't be sad too often, If they bury me in the library With bookworms in my coffin. J. Patrick Lewis bookworms library coffins I have always believed that poems beg to be read aloud, even if the reader is in a world all her own. J. Patrick Lewis always-believe reader world Spotted Park Bench J. Patrick Lewis benches ordinary bird A bad book owes to many trees | A forest of apologies. J. Patrick Lewis apology tree book Poetry is prose, bent out of shape. J. Patrick Lewis bent shapes poetry Poetry is frosted fire. J. Patrick Lewis poetry-is poetry fire Please bury me in the library With a dozen long-stemmed proses J. Patrick Lewis dozen library long
