An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same time it suggests a multitude of distant and totally unexpected thoughts.

Growing nations should remember that, in nature, no tree, though placed in the best conditions of light, soil, and plot, can continue to grow and spread indefinitely.

To enter into your own mind you need to be armed to the teeth.

Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken.

The world acquires value only through its extremes and endures only through moderation; extremists make the world great, the moderates give it stability.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.