Utter originality is, of course, out of the question.

Music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance... poetry begins to atrophy when it gets too far from music.

The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet black bough.

Fundamental accuracy of statement is the ONE sole morality of writing.

The thought of what America would be like If the Classics had a wide circulation Troubles my sleep (Cantico del Sole)

The artist is always beginning. Any work of art which is not a beginning, an invention, a discovery is of little worth.

Poetry must be as well written as prose.