“Love was poetry in its purest form. It existed when it did, and there was nothing that could match it's truth, its… — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
I don't know anything about chemistry, but I know that there's a whole world of chemistry, of professional chemists. They have their… — Barbara Hamby Copy Share Image
The poet only desires exaltation and expansion. The poet only asks to get his head into the heavens. It is the logician… — G K Chesterton Copy Share Image
Molecules are moving. Universes are colliding. Generations are being born and dying simultaneously, throughout eternity. As one of our great American poets,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The public, as a whole, does not demand or appreciate the pure expression of beauty. Its cultured members expect to find in… — Harold Monro Copy Share Image
A lot of my poems are about how ill I am and how I probably won't live beyond next week. I publish… — Clive James Copy Share Image
He stretched out his hands as he sang, sadly, because all beauty is sad…The poem had done no ‘good’ to anyone, but… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts,… — Alfred Armand Montapert Copy Share Image
I think that in the process of writing, all kinds of unexpected things happen that shift the poet away from his plan… — John Ashbery Copy Share Image
In the States, there has been, compared to the Sixties and Seventies, a huge retrenchment - not just in poetry - into… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
“„May The Word be a friend of mine, yet we follow up// the different names and fates” (from „The Athenian Circum-Stances”, a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Six Lines I know that in this world no one needs me, me, a word-beggar in the Jewish graveyard Who needs a… — Aaron Zeitlin Copy Share Image
When I was in school, I was very much into just sports, mostly basketball, and didn't really see myself as much of… — Matt de la Pena Copy Share Image
“Orpheus chose to be the leader of mankind. Ah, not even Orpheus had attained such a goal, not even his immortal greatness… — Hermann Broch Copy Share Image
“Through creativity, we are seamlessly connected and sustained as we pull back the veil, revealing beneath our differences and distinctive characteristics, human… — Brian Bowers Copy Share Image
Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how. To… — Aldo Leopold Copy Share Image
Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done; neither with pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling… — Philip Sidney Copy Share Image
“He [Mihaly Babits] hoped that some god might offer a bed to the river of words which rose to his lips, so… — Claudio Magris Copy Share Image
“I was reading a poem by my idol, Wallace Stevens, in which he said, ‘The self is a cloister of remembered sounds.’… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
When a poet writes a poem, meaning arises - because the poet is not alone; he has created something. When a dancer… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“A demon seduced an angel in the middle of the night and they gave the stars a glimpse. There was nothing casual… — M.J. Abraham Copy Share Image
“Intensely devotional poetry was written by poets, some of whom were born Muslim but worshipped Hindu deities. One of the best known… — Romila Thapar Copy Share Image
“There is a Day" There's always a day when I can't believe what was there. There's always that day when I didn't… — Isabel Aanya Leigh Copy Share Image
I play with language a great deal in my poems, and I enjoy that. I try to condense language, that is, I… — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
“She's an irritating, opinionated woman- a type Buddy can't stand. I don't think he could see her for what she is. A… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
“The love of books is for children who glimpse in them a life to come, but I have come to that life… — Robert Hass Copy Share Image
“Draw a crazy picture, Write a nutty poem, Sing a mumble-gumble song, Whistle through your comb. Do a loony-goony dance 'Cross the… — Shel Silverstein Copy Share Image
“Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 — 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights campaigner,… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“So , you can hate the heir to the throne all you want, write mean poems about him in your diary, but… — Casey McQuiston Copy Share Image
When you're really caught up in writing a poem, it can be a form of prayer. I'm not very good at praying,… — Denise Levertov Copy Share Image
“Fine sermons have been preached on the text that those who have should share with those who have not, but he who… — Pyotr Kropotkin Copy Share Image
“UNDIVIDED I am for One world undivided. One world without fear and corruption. One world ruled by Truth and Justice. I am… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
“Dying only means moving into a nicer house. We have only gone into the next room. We still are what we have… — Kerry Okines Copy Share Image
“from the prose poem "The Universe Thrums on regardless" in my book SPAN. We are almost nothing in the night. Reduced to… — Jay Woodman Copy Share Image
Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. It would make sense that the poetry would reflect some… — Robert Morgan Copy Share Image
“This philistinism of interpretation is more rife in literature than in any other art. For decades now, literary critics have understood it… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
“Class Act. She's a first class act, graced with refinement and tact. But hold on! She has a beastly witty mind, a… — Melody Lee Copy Share Image
We have been able to have fine poetry in England because the public do not read it, and consequently do not influence… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“In getting from Windsor to Detroit there is a choice between a free tunnel and a toll bridge, which turned out to… — William Saroyan Copy Share Image
“Επιθυμίες Σαν σώματα ωραία νεκρών που δεν εγέρασαν και τάκλεισαν, με δάκρυα, σε μαυσωλείο λαμπρό, με ρόδα στο κεφάλι και στα πόδια… — Constantine P. Cavafy Copy Share Image
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