I seek the real stuff of life. Profound drama.

Since desire always goes towards that which is our direct opposite, it forces us to love that which will make us suffer.

The poet is one who is able to keep the fresh vision of the child alive.

The creative personality never remains fixed on the first world it discovers. It never resigns itself to anything.

Don't let one cloud obliterate the whole sky.

To mistake ugliness for reality is one of the frauds of the realistic school [of writing]. A hunger for the unknown and an aspiration toward beauty were inseparable from civilization. In America the word art was distorted to mean artificial.

Compassion for our parents is the true sign of maturity.