You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief.

Quote by Marianne Moore

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It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you...

If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you...

There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have...

There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have...

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

If technique is of no interest to a writer, I doubt that the writer is...

If technique is of no interest to a writer, I doubt that the writer is...

The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.

The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.

In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull...

In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull...

The Irish say your trouble is their trouble and your joy their joy? I wish...

The Irish say your trouble is their trouble and your joy their joy? I wish...

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint

A girl's status will tell you more about how she feels than she ever will.

A girl's status will tell you more about how she feels than she ever will.

That amazing feeling that you get when you hug a guy and he's so much...

That amazing feeling that you get when you hug a guy and he's so much...