anything that becomes a cult, or a mass movement, loses its moral and spiritual value. The crusade has to be personal, individual. As soon as it becomes collective it loses its purpose.

One must have the humility and the imagination to honor all deep human experiences - not least those one has never come near to sharing.

But poetry is not to be lived, except for the few to whom it is more important than self-preservation.

One can present people with opportunities. One cannot make them equal to them.

It's the thought that counts.

One should always act from one's inner sense of rhythm.

when two people unite, kindness must be mutual, or shocking things will happen.