Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

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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...

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

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...

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

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

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,...

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.

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

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...

There never was a war that was not inward.

There never was a war that was not inward.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.