Books Quote by Sara Teasdale

“Poetry is thoughts that breath and words that burn.”

— Thomas Grey

“Like a moth to the flame, I am drawn to writing, I do not question it, for no answer would diminish my urge, even…

— Christi Anna

Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.

— Thomas Gray

Poetry should... should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.

— John Keats

Like fire poetry is a shadow that makes the heart want more. When you see that all you're is words, the water extinguishes the…

— Jeremy Limn

“To learn to read is to light a fire;every syllable spelled out is a spark.”

— Victor Hugo

It is not enough for poems to be fine; they must charm, and draw the mind of the listener at will.

— Horace

“A poet not only has to observe but also absorb all the emotions objectively in order to express them in verse. Only a calm…

— Alok Mishra

“Poetry, in its own way, is a carrier of the sparks, because it too comes out of silence, seeking connection with unseen others.”

— Adrienne Rich

“Poetry is the most potent of all literary forms. If prose is candle light, poetry is dawn.”

— Abhijit Naskar

When writing poetry, it is not that produces a bright idea, but the bright idea that kindles the fire of.

— Cesare Pavese

“A poet, you see, is a light thing, and winged and holy, and cannot compose before he gets inspiration and loses control of his…

— Plato