Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Marianne Moore



1. "As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust."’
2. "A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself."
3. "It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing."
4. ”Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.”
5. "Superior people never make long visits."
6. "We are suffering from too much sarcasm."