A difficulty is a light. An insurmountable difficulty is a sun.

A difficulty is a light. An insurmountable difficulty is a sun.

A poet's work consists less in seeking words for his ideas than in seeking ideas for his words and predominant rhythms.

The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us.

A bad poem is one that vanishes into meaning.

Every man expects some miracle — either from his mind or from his body or from someone else or from events.

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.