A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.

Quote by Robert Frost

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To be social is to be forgiving

To be social is to be forgiving

Space ails us moderns: we are sick with space.

Space ails us moderns: we are sick with space.

The chance is the remotest, Of its going much longer unnoticed, That I'm not keeping...

The chance is the remotest, Of its going much longer unnoticed, That I'm not keeping...

And were an epitaph to be my story I'd have a short one ready for...

And were an epitaph to be my story I'd have a short one ready for...

Thinking isn't agreeing or disagreeing. That's voting.

Thinking isn't agreeing or disagreeing. That's voting.

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

Style is the mind skating circles around itself as it moves forward

Style is the mind skating circles around itself as it moves forward

The chief reason for going to school is to get the impression fixed for life...

The chief reason for going to school is to get the impression fixed for life...

I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is...

I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is...

Hell is a half-filled auditorium.

Hell is a half-filled auditorium.

I go to school the youth to learn the future.

I go to school the youth to learn the future.

Modern poets talk against business, poor things, but all of us write for money. Beginners...

Modern poets talk against business, poor things, but all of us write for money. Beginners...

If you don't know how great this country is, I know someone who does; Russia.

If you don't know how great this country is, I know someone who does; Russia.

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

The middle of the road is where the white line is - and that's the...

The middle of the road is where the white line is - and that's the...

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on.

To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.

To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.

What we live by we die by.

What we live by we die by.

You have freedom when you're easy in your harness.

You have freedom when you're easy in your harness.

The artist in me cries out for design.

The artist in me cries out for design.