Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a man's life if he has the weight and cares about the words.
Source: Riders on Earth, Moonlighting on Yale Field, 1978.
-- Archibald MacLeish, (May 7 1892-1982), US poet, playwright, teacher, public official; His concern for liberal democracy figured in much of his work, although his most memorable lyrics are of a more private nature.