For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest part of autobiography.

Quote by Robert Penn Warren

Topics: Autobiography Quotes, Poetr Quotes, Understanding Quotes

Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things...

Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things...

A young man's ambition is to get along in the world and make a place...

A young man's ambition is to get along in the world and make a place...

How do poems grow? They grow out of your life.

How do poems grow? They grow out of your life.

I've been to a lot of places and done a lot of things, but writing...

I've been to a lot of places and done a lot of things, but writing...

The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in...

The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in...

The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying...

The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying...

This is not remarkable, for, as we know, reality is not a function of the...

This is not remarkable, for, as we know, reality is not a function of the...

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

A young man's ambition is to get along in the world and make a place...

A young man's ambition is to get along in the world and make a place...

The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in...

The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in...

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

Real writers are those who want to write, need to write, have to write.

Real writers are those who want to write, need to write, have to write.

For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest...

For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest...

High expectations are the key to everything.

High expectations are the key to everything.

You must not expect anything from others. It's you, of yourself, of whom you must...

You must not expect anything from others. It's you, of yourself, of whom you must...

I would like to explain the meaning of compassion, which is often misunderstood. Genuine compassion...

I would like to explain the meaning of compassion, which is often misunderstood. Genuine compassion...

The city overwhelmed our expectations. The Kiplingesque grandeur of Waterloo Station, the Eliotic despondency of...

The city overwhelmed our expectations. The Kiplingesque grandeur of Waterloo Station, the Eliotic despondency of...

Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation

Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation

When you say or do anything to please, get, keep, influence, or control anyone or...

When you say or do anything to please, get, keep, influence, or control anyone or...

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

Writing is hard work and bad for the health.

Writing is hard work and bad for the health.