An Unromantic Poem I Mean To Make,

The Sea Possesses A Power Over One's Moods That Has The Effect Of A Will. The Sea Can Hypnotize. Nature In General Can Do So.

The Man-at-arms Is The Only Man.

Before I Write Down One Word, I Have To Have The Character In My Mind Through And Through. I Must Penetrate Into The Last Wrinkle Of His Soul.

The Devil Is Compromise.

Don't Use That Foreign Word: Ideals. We Have The Excellent Native Word: Lies.