The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream.
It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone, would shrivel up with boredom.
The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.
The purpose of poetry is to make life complete in itself.
True villains are extremely photogenic.
Poetry is poetry, and one's objective as a poet is to achieve poetry precisely as one's objective in music is to achieve music.