The Poetic Image Is A Sudden Salience

Why Should The Actions Of The Imagination Not Be As Real As Those Of Perception?

The Philosophy Of Poetry Must Acknowledge That The Poetic Act Has No Past, At Least No Recent Past, In Which Its Preparation And Appearance Could Be Followed.

The Only Possible Proof Of The Existence Of Water, The Most Convincing And The Most Intimately True Proof, Is Thirst.

There Are Children Who Will Leave A Game To Go And Be Bored In A Corner Of The Garret. How Often Have I Wished For The Attic Of My Boredom When The Complications Of Life Made Me Lose The Very Germ Of Freedom!

To Live Life Well Is To Express Life Poorly; If One Expresses Life Too Well, One Is Living It No Longer.