Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

Quote by James Branch Cabell

Topics: Poetry Quotes

People marry for a variety of reasons and with varying results. But to marry for...

People marry for a variety of reasons and with varying results. But to marry for...

While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is...

While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is...

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the...

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the...

I am willing to taste any drink once.

I am willing to taste any drink once.

Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache?

Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache?

No lady is ever a gentleman.

No lady is ever a gentleman.

Yet creeds mean very little, Coth answered the dark god, still speaking almost gently. The...

Yet creeds mean very little, Coth answered the dark god, still speaking almost gently. The...

There is not any memory with less satisfaction in it than the memory of some...

There is not any memory with less satisfaction in it than the memory of some...

Patriotism is the religion of hell.

Patriotism is the religion of hell.

Patriotism is the religion of hell

Patriotism is the religion of hell

There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we...

There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we...

The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of...

The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of...

Memories are what warm you up from the inside. But they're also what tear you...

Memories are what warm you up from the inside. But they're also what tear you...

All memories either of pleasure or pain are only transitory unless we preserve them in...

All memories either of pleasure or pain are only transitory unless we preserve them in...

I always knew I would look back on my tears and laugh; but I never...

I always knew I would look back on my tears and laugh; but I never...

Pleasure is the flower that passes; remembrance, the lasting perfume.

Pleasure is the flower that passes; remembrance, the lasting perfume.

I miss being a kid. No one cared how you dressed, we were all friends,...

I miss being a kid. No one cared how you dressed, we were all friends,...

True Love burns the brightest, But the brightest flames leave the deepest scars.

True Love burns the brightest, But the brightest flames leave the deepest scars.

Our memories are independent of our wills.

Our memories are independent of our wills.