There never was a war that was not inward.

Quote by Marianne Moore

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

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

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

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.

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.

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

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

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

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

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

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

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,...

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt.

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt.

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 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...

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...

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

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...

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.

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

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

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...