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

Quote by Marianne Moore

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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.

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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...

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

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...

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,...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep...

If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep...

Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out...

Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out...