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

Quote by Marianne Moore

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Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

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...

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

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

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

Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.

Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.

To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim

To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I...

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I...

The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most...

The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most...