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

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

Immature ists imitate. Mature ists steal.

We are all ill; but even a universal sickness implies an idea of health.

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

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

Reasons for not keeping a notebook: 1) the ambiguity of the reader