Exact quote from Dead Poet's Society the movie?

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Miles

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I'm sorry for this vague question. I don't remember it very well. It was when Keating was talking to this other teacher or administrator or something, and the other person said something like, "Poetry never fed a man's stomach." And Keating replied something like, "Yes, but without poetry why would someone want to live?"

Only it wasn't that specific and it was a lot more eloquent. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
I don't think that's it, but I'm trying to remember the quote for an essay I'm writing, and that fits perfectly. Thank you so much. :)
 
It might have been...

"Any healthy man can go without food for two days -- but not without poetry."

Charles Baudelaire said it a long time ago and it seems to fit the scene... I'm not 100% certain, though.

EDIT: Sorry it wasn't right, but happy it helped anyway. Good luck on your essay!!
 
It might have been...

"Any healthy man can go without food for two days -- but not without poetry."

Charles Baudelaire said it a long time ago and it seems to fit the scene... I'm not 100% certain, though.

EDIT: Sorry it wasn't right, but happy it helped anyway. Good luck on your essay!!
 
It might have been...

"Any healthy man can go without food for two days -- but not without poetry."

Charles Baudelaire said it a long time ago and it seems to fit the scene... I'm not 100% certain, though.

EDIT: Sorry it wasn't right, but happy it helped anyway. Good luck on your essay!!
 
The other teacher says "Show me the heart unfettered by foolish dreams and I'll show you a happy man."

Keating responds: "But only in their dreams can men be truly free. 'Twas always thus, and always thus will be."

that's the poetry exchange they made while they were sitting at the dining table. I don't remember another one about eating. (been a while though)
 
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