Any general statement is like a check drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.
Ezra PoundThe Image is more than an idea. It is a vortex or cluster of fused ideas and is endowed with energy.
Ezra PoundI once saw a small child go to an electric light switch as say, Mamma, can I open the light? She was using the age-old language of exploration, the language of art.
Ezra Pound