You don't even live once.
An idea's birth is legitimate if one has the feeling that one is catching oneself plagiarizing oneself.
It is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old with the ability to gape at something new.
A poem is good until one knows by whom it is.
If you wish to form a clear judgment on your friends, consult your dreams.
One must read all writers twice--the good as well as the bad. The one kind will be recognized; the other, unmasked.