Louise Bogan (August 11, 1897 – February 4, 1970) was an American poet. She was appointed the fourth Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress in 1945.
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“The intellectual is a middle-class product; if he is not born into the class he must soon insert himself into it, in order to exist. He is the fine nervous flower of the bourgeoisie.”
—Louise Bogan (1897–1970)
“The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.”
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“But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell.”
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