Quote#Happiness
My "Poems" were written without a purpose, other than the expression…
Quote byFlorence Earle Coates · 1850–1927
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Written at Camp Elsinore, Upper St. Regis Lake, New York, June 24, 1898. From Book News, Aug 1898..
English (original)
My "Poems" were written without a purpose, other than the expression of faiths and ideals strongly realized and emotions keenly felt. They were written for the joy of writing, and for the satisfaction of an irresistible impulse. It is my belief that it is not the business of art either to teach or to preach.
— Florence Earle Coates
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