Art never improves, but... the material of art is never quite the same.

The sense of wellbeing! Its often with us When we are young, but then it's not noticed; And by the time one has grown to consciousness It comes less often.

There is no such thing as a lost cause, because there is no such thing as a gained cause

In the last few years everything I'd done up to sixty or so has seemed very childish.

Maturing as a poet means maturing as the whole man, experiencing new emotions appropriate to one's age, and with the same intensity as the emotions of youth.

Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough for literature.

Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.