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A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.   Life
Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure...   Life
As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make t...   Life
Egotism is usually subversive of sagacity.   Life
If technique is of no interest to a writer, I doubt that the writer is...   Life
In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the ...   Life
It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.   Life
My father used to say superior people never make long visits.   Life
Poetry is all nouns and verbs.   Life
Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.   Poetry
Superior people never make long visits.   Life
The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive diseas...   Life
There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have co...   Life
War is pillage versus resistance and if illusions of magnitude could b...   Life
We are suffering from too much sarcasm.   Life
When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation t...   Life