![Neither men, nor gods, nor booksellers' shelves permit ordinary poets to exist.
[Lat., Mediocribus esse poetis
Non homines, non di, non concessere columnae.]](/assets/img/quote-photos/neither-men-nor-gods-nor-booksellers-shelves-permit-ordinary-poets-to-exist.jpg)
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