Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Quote by Marianne Moore

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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.

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...

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.

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.

There never was a war that was not inward.

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...

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

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

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,...

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

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

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

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.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

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.

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...

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

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

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.