In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull of the sentence as the pull of a fabric is governed by gravity.

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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...

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...

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

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...

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

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

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

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

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 afflictive disease.

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

There never was a war that was not inward.

There never was a war that was not inward.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.

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.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

To me, beauty is confidence. I think I'm pretty confident in the decisions and choices...

To me, beauty is confidence. I think I'm pretty confident in the decisions and choices...

There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.

There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.