93. Reason to write a poem

This is the grandest reason to write a poem: to impress a woman with your passion for her. It’s why I started writing poems back when I was 14. I couldn’t go out for football because I had a heart-valve defect, and I wasn’t a brilliant student, so poetry was my trump card. If you write a poem for Christine or Margaret or Corinne, she will notice this, and she will remember it for the rest of her life. / Garrison Keillor, USA today