There never was a war that was not inward.

Quote by Marianne Moore

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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,...

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

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

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

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

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

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 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...

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

My father used to say 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.

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

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

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

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

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

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

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

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...

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...

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

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...

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...