“What was the freedom to which the adult human being rose in the morning, if each act was held back or inspired by the overpowering ghost of a little child?” IfsHumansChildrenLittlesHuman BeingsMorningAdultsRoseInspiredGhostOverpowering Book:In Dreams Begin Responsibilities and Other Stories Source: In Dreams Begin Responsibilities and Other Stories
“And hence the poet must seek to be essentially anonymous, He must die a little death each morning, He must swallow his toad and study his vomit as Baudelaire studied la charogne of Jeanne Duval.” LittlesPoetryDiesMorningStudyPoetToadsBaudelaire Book:Last & Lost Poems Source: Last & Lost Poems