Source: The Right to Write (1998)
“I think I will do nothing for a long time but listen,
And accrue what I hear into myself… and let sound contribute toward me.”
Source: Leaves of Grass
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American poet, essayist and journalist 1819–1892Related quotes

“I do not live for what the world thinks of me, but for what I think of myself.”
Letter to Charles Warren Stoddard (21 August 1903)

“Let me tell you something; I do hate myself, but it has nothing to do with being Jewish.”
When accused of being a self-loathing Jew; Curb Your Enthusiasm, Season 2, Episode 3, "Trick or Treat"
“I listened to them fade away till all I could hear was my memory of the sound.”
Source: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

When asked about listening to yourself.
Company Rules Interview https://companyrules.home.blog/2019/05/27/welcome-guest-dj-antonio-fresco/ (2019)