You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief

Quote by Marianne Moore

Topics: Belief Quotes

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.

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.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

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.

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...

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

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

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

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

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

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...

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

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

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

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...

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,...

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since...

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since...

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe

A woman's beauty is not a gift to man - only a bribe