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It is a miracle of harmony, of the adaptation of the free inner life to the outward necessity of things.


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Till now poets were privileged to insert a certain proportion of nonsense - very far in excess of one-half of one per cent - into their otherwise sober documents.

Till now poets were privileged to insert a certain proportion of nonsense - very far in excess of one-half of one per cent - into their otherwise sober documents.



When critics are waiting to pounce upon poetic style on exactly the same grounds as if it were prose, the poets tremble.

When critics are waiting to pounce upon poetic style on exactly the same grounds as if it were prose, the poets tremble.



And yet what is Modernism? It is undefined.

And yet what is Modernism? It is undefined.



But we moderns are impatient and destructive.

But we moderns are impatient and destructive.



God have mercy on the sinner Who must write with no dinner, No gravy and no grub, No pewter and no pub, No bellyand no bowels, Only consonants and vowels.

God have mercy on the sinner Who must write with no dinner, No gravy and no grub, No pewter and no pub, No bellyand no bowels, Only consonants and vowels.



In all the good Greek of Plato I lack my roastbeef and potato. A better man was Aristotle, Pulling steady on the bottle.

In all the good Greek of Plato I lack my roastbeef and potato. A better man was Aristotle, Pulling steady on the bottle.



He can develop sense and style, in the manner of distinguished modern prose, in which event he may be sure that the result will not fall into any objective form.

He can develop sense and style, in the manner of distinguished modern prose, in which event he may be sure that the result will not fall into any objective form.



Too much is demanded by the critic, attempted by the poet.

Too much is demanded by the critic, attempted by the poet.



For no art and no religion is possible until we make allowances, until we manage to keep quiet the enfant terrible of logic that plays havoc with the other faculties.

For no art and no religion is possible until we make allowances, until we manage to keep quiet the enfant terrible of logic that plays havoc with the other faculties.



And how can poetry stand up against its new conditions? Its position is perfectly precarious.

And how can poetry stand up against its new conditions? Its position is perfectly precarious.





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There is no such thing as illegitimate children, only illegitimate parents.

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You don’t create a diamond by rubbing it with fluffy bunny slippers. You need to apply pressure and heat. There are enough air-headed cheerleaders out there. We need more drill sergeants.

You don’t create a diamond by rubbing it with fluffy bunny slippers. You need to apply pressure and heat. There are enough air-headed cheerleaders out there. We need more drill sergeants.



The worst thing you can do to a child, and I've seen it happen so many times, is the silver spoon.

The worst thing you can do to a child, and I've seen it happen so many times, is the silver spoon.



When men dream, each has his own world. When they are awake, they have a common world.

When men dream, each has his own world. When they are awake, they have a common world.



We learn to treasure words that people call us; we learn to live by words that hurt. We cannot toss them aside, so in time they become our dignity.

We learn to treasure words that people call us; we learn to live by words that hurt. We cannot toss them aside, so in time they become our dignity.



When asked by a prospective donor how much he should give, the best reply is, "Give until you are proud."

When asked by a prospective donor how much he should give, the best reply is, "Give until you are proud."



In the periods of crisis, the bigger firms absorb the smaller ones,and when the industrial monsters eventually go down, the wreckage is far greater than when the little enterprises buckle.

In the periods of crisis, the bigger firms absorb the smaller ones,and when the industrial monsters eventually go down, the wreckage is far greater than when the little enterprises buckle.



You're not a failure if you don't make it. You're a success because you tried.

You're not a failure if you don't make it. You're a success because you tried.



Pain pays the income of each precious thing.

Pain pays the income of each precious thing.




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