Expression Quote by John Drinkwater

Who can ever say the perfect thing to the poet about his poetry?

— Alice Munro

“The reason for the existence of the perfection conjured up in these fourteen lines is that it possesses ... the authorization to form a…

— Peter Sloterdijk

Perfect love has a breath of poetry which can exalt the relations of the least-instructed human beings.

— George Eliot

“Poetry should forever be becoming and never perfected.”

— Friedrich Schlegel

“Such perfect incompleteness, suggestion and ambiguity are among the most valuable devices of the skilled poet, means by which the poem opens to let…

— John Ciardi

“To be perfect means doing good even to the bad.”

— Ed Lapiz

“To say the perfect thing at the perfect moment leaves a feeling that cannot be recreated.”

— Christian Strayhorn Spence

“To be perfect is to be doing the best you can under the circumstances you are in.”

— Stephen Robinson

“A poet knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

— Leonardo da Vinci

God is the perfect poet.

— Robert Browning

“Perfection is real. It occurs when you find that other part of you, that other person, that when combined you become one, perfect being.”

— Shannan Jacoby

“This observation, understanding, and appreciation, when combined with the excellence of poetic expression, produce the best poetry, steeped in poetic truth and served with…

— Alok Mishra