“Poetry has ceased to be a public art and has become, as Whitehead said of religion, "What man does with his aloneness.” MenDoeArtSaidPublic Art Book:Classics Revisited Source: Classics Revisited
“Men who live like Casanova are seldom interested in themselves; their egocentricity does not give them time for egotism.” MenGivingDoeEgotismCasanova Author:Kenneth Rexroth
“Marriage is the last sacrament available to modern man, and with the terrible destruction of interpersonal relations by capitalism and its war-making State, it is not very available, nor is it surely enduring. But then, vision does not come with guarantees.” MenDoeWarStatesLastsVisionModernTerribleCapitalismDestructionRelationEndureAvailableGuaranteesSacramentsModern ManInterpersonal Author:Kenneth Rexroth
“The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, takes responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness and courtesy, finds mischief boring and avoids it. Without the hidden conspiracy of goodwill, society would not endure an hour.” MenDoeActionHoursResponsibilityTreatsEndureBoringMatureConspiracyTaking ResponsibilityCourtesyMischiefGoodwillFriendliness Author:Kenneth Rexroth
“It takes great labor to uncover the convincing simple speech of the heart. Poetic candor comes with hard labor, so even does impetuosity and impudence.” HeartDoeHardSimpleSpeechLaborPoeticConvincingCandorImpudence Book:More Classics Revisited Source: More Classics Revisited
