States of the atmosphere pass into us as water through the meshes of a sieve, and storms occur in us before they break upon the world without, creating restless sensations. ("Absolute Evil")
Probably our lives are full of symbols which only an unacknowledged sense perceives. Spiritual events assume a material guise, in accordance with some creative principle, but do not insist on recognition. ("Absolute Evil")
A daydream is an evasion.
All great authors are seers.
Habit is a great deadener.
Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.
Poetry is the deification of reality.
All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.
The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.
Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite expressions.
Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!
Not everyone can be an orphan.
Not to transmit an experience is to betray it.
In my family, I'm short.
The perception of beauty is a moral test.
Politics is the enemy of the imagination.
Mine is not an autonomous imagination.
The universe is a great mystery.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Fear is the mother of morality.
The future belongs to crowds.
