To read a poem with no thought in mind but to paraphrase it into a single, simple and usually high-minded prose statement is the destruction of poetry.

Let our love be like an arch- two weaknesses leaning together to form one strength.

Nothing goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for character.

The public library is the most dangerous place in town

Intelligence recognizes what has happened. Genius recognizes what will happen.

The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it.

It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their conviction. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their convictions.