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

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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...

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...

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...

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.

There never was a war that was not inward.

There never was a war that was not inward.

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.

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

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,...

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

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...

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

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

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

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