The poet is in command of his fantasy, while it is exactly the mark of the neurotic that he is possessed by his fantasy.

Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood.

Being a Jew is like walking in the wind or swimming: you are touched at all points and conscious everywhere.

The poet is in command of his fantasy, while it is exactly the mark of the neurotic that he is possessed by his fantasy.

Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.

The poet may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather.

There is no connection between the political ideas of our educated class and the deep places of the imagination.