A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

Quote by Paul Valery

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A man who is of sound mind is one who keeps the inner madman under...

A man who is of sound mind is one who keeps the inner madman under...

Power without abuse loses its charm.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator.

A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator.

The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present...

The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present...

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.

God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.

War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people...

War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people...

A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others.

A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others.

That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being...

That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being...

Politeness is organized indifference.

Politeness is organized indifference.

God made everything out of the void, but the void shows through

God made everything out of the void, but the void shows through

The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a...

The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a...

Power without abuse loses its charm

Power without abuse loses its charm

Love is being stupid together.

Love is being stupid together.

In poetry everything which must be said is almost impossible to say well.

In poetry everything which must be said is almost impossible to say well.

Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken.

Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken.

Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern...

Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern...

The Democrats think Republicans are stealing elections. The Republicans think Democrats are stealing elections. And...

The Democrats think Republicans are stealing elections. The Republicans think Democrats are stealing elections. And...

I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't...

I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't...