I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your yesterdays, no just for tomorrow — Carl Sandburg
I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it. — Carl Sandburg
I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. — Carl Sandburg
When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on. — Carl Sandburg
Where was I going? I puzzled and wondered about it til I actually enjoyed the puzzlement and wondering. — Carl Sandburg
We had two grand antique professors who had been teaching at lombard since before I was born. — Carl Sandburg
There was always the consolation that if I didn’t like what I wrote I could throw it away or burn it. — Carl Sandburg
Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. — Carl Sandburg
There have been as many varieties of socialists as there are wild birds that fly in the — Carl Sandburg
I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of her age with ambiguity until — Carl Sandburg
To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after all would be too damn hard. — Carl Sandburg
A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through — Carl Sandburg