We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage

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 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.

There never was a war that was not inward.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

People aren't afraid of saying 'I love you'. They're afraid of hearing the response.

People aren't afraid of saying 'I love you'. They're afraid of hearing the response.

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.