We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality. We must not in opening our schools to everyone confuse the idea that all should have equal chance with the notion that all have equal endowments.
If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me I know that is poetry.
Tell the truth but tell it slant.
Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it.
To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.
Who writes poetry imbibes honey from the poisoned lips of life.
My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and...
I write poetry in order to live more fully.
