[On Ezra Pound:] A village explainer, excellent if you were a village, but if you were not, not.

When moneys in a purse in my own pocket / It means wealth.

There are of course people who are more important than others in that they have more importance in the world but this is not essential and it ceases to be. I have no sense of difference in this respect because every human being comprises the combination form.

I say that Hitler ought to have the peace prize, because he is removing all the elements of contest and of struggle from Germany. By driving out the Jews and the democratic and Left element, he is driving out everything that conduces to activity. That means peace ... By suppressing Jews ... he was ending struggle in Germany.

I like familiarity. In me it does not bring contempt-only more familiarity.

You have to know what you want to get it.

Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop