It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without having a critic, forever, like the old man of the sea, upon his back.

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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...

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.

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.

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...

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 human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

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

There never was a war that was not inward.

There never was a war that was not inward.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

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

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

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

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

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