Religion stands, the Church blocking the sun.
So i learned both to accept myself and to aim beyond myself
I think of those who were truly great. The names of those who in their lives fought for life, Who wore at their hearts the fire's center.
Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do.
I think continually of those who were truly great.
Paul Valery speaks of the 'une ligne donnee' of a poem. One line is given to the poet by God or by nature, the rest he has to discover for himself.