Mortality: not acquittal but a series of postponements is what we hope for.

Creativity is not a substitute for competence.

When poets go off the boil, they sound like bumble bees; when critics do, they sound like sewing machines.

Street sign: Ho Hum Road & Easy Street In retirement, I look for days off from my days off.

The critical spirit never knows when to stop meddling.

Electricity, water, gas, and steam course through the walls of my building, keeping it alive.

When a modest man praises himself, people listen.