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

Quote by Marianne Moore

Topics: Art Quotes, Imagination Quotes, Poetry Quotes

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

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,...

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

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...

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

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

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.

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

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.

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...

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

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

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

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.

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...

If people take the trouble to cook, you should take the trouble to eat.

If people take the trouble to cook, you should take the trouble to eat.

It takes two to get one in trouble.

It takes two to get one in trouble.