Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Quote by Marianne Moore

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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.

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.

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 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.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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

A life that is burdened with expectations is a heavy life. Its fruit is sorrow...

A life that is burdened with expectations is a heavy life. Its fruit is sorrow...

Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the...

Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the...

The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things...

The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things...