The local is the only universal. - William Carlos Williams

"The local is the only universal."

William Carlos Williams Philosophy

Poet Physician American 1883–1963

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"So much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens."

"The pure products of America go crazy."

"No ideas but in things."

"I have discovered that most of the things I've done, I've done for the sake of their form."

"I've seen the worst humanity has to offer."

"Sometimes I wonder if the world is worth saving."

"Every choice shapes our destiny."

"Order is the foundation of a good life."