"Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about hell and never saw the place. I wrote about Chicago after looking the town over for years and years. "
-Carl Sandburg
2007-03-21 00:58:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
It speaks about how reality is still the BEST option and talking about something one really knows is better than writing about places that are yet to be proven true. Yes, there are valid points to Sandburg's statements.
2007-03-21 01:07:32 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sandburg, having covered as a reporter Chicago in its gangster heydey, holds the witty conviction that he had a first hand account of what hell was; a darker concept of this time, being that this man created the play "Chicago."
2007-03-21 02:14:37 · answer #2 · answered by Dr.Cool 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means the most capable people of expressing an opinion is the people who have a matter in the question.
2007-03-21 01:01:40 · answer #3 · answered by pancho_x 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure in what context you are asking for our opinions. If this is to analyze the quote then it would be better stated this way so you can get a more exact response.
2007-03-21 02:16:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they are comparing Chicago to hell.
2007-03-21 01:32:01 · answer #5 · answered by Crissy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too simple, not a real thinker. On top of that "hell" is here and we look at it every minute of our lives.
Regards.
Argentina
2007-03-21 01:09:18 · answer #6 · answered by Mabel (sin virus ni guerras) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me that means we as a race dont need to experience something to know or appreciate it.
2007-03-21 02:02:32 · answer #7 · answered by kissaled 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would run with it ... it sounds good to me
2007-03-21 01:06:26 · answer #8 · answered by ikaffy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not bad.
2007-03-21 01:00:51 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's real good^_^.
2007-03-21 01:04:02 · answer #10 · answered by lizzy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋