My father used to say superior people never make long visits.

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I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other...

I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other...

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized,...

When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized,...

There never was a war that was not inward.

There never was a war that was not inward.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

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

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

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

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...

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...

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

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

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

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

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

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

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...

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.