If technique is of no interest to a writer, I doubt that the writer is an artist.

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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...

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.

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

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

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

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

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have...

There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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