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

Quote by Marianne Moore

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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 human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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

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.

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 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...

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

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

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

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

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...

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.