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 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

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

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.

There never was a war that was not inward.

There never was a war that was not inward.

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.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

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

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

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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

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