You Don't Have To Suffer To Be

To Read A Poem With No Thought In Mind But To Paraphrase It Into A Single, Simple And Usually High-minded Prose Statement Is The Destruction Of Poetry.

If A Man Means His Writing Seriously, He Must Mean To Write Well. But How Can He Write Well Until He Learns To See What He Has Written Badly. His Progress Toward Good Writing And His Recognition Of Bad Writing Are Bound To Unfold At Something Like The Same Rate.

The Success Of The Poem Is Determined Not By How Much The Poet Felt In Writing It, But By How Much The Reader Feels In Reading It.

Boys Are The Cash Of War.

It Is Easy Enough To Praise Men For The Courage Of Their Conviction. I Wish I Could Teach The Sad Young Of This Mealy Generation The Courage Of Their Convictions.