“If what has happened in the one person were communicated directly to the other, all art would collapse, all the effects of art would disappear.” IfsPersonsArtPoetryHappenedEffectsDisappearCollapse Author:Paul Valery
“Thought must be hidden in the verse like nutritional virtue in a fruit.” ArtPoetryVirtueFruitVerses Author:Paul Valery
“A poet's work consists less in seeking words for his ideas than in seeking ideas for his words and predominant rhythms.” ArtIdeasPoetryPoetSeekingRhythm Author:Paul Valery
“The power of verse stems from an indefinable harmony between when it says and what it is.” ArtPoetryHarmonyVersesStemIndefinable Author:Paul Valery
“War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other.” PeopleKnowsWarPoetryKillingProfitAnti WarAntiwarMassacresKilling Each Other Author:Paul Valery
“A poem is never finished, only abandoned.” LifeInspirationalWritingPoetryHumorousWittyFinishedCraftsAbandonedGreat PoetryPoetry By Famous PoetsAbandoned Buildings Author:Paul Valery
“Poetry is to prose as dancing is to walking.” PoetryWalksJourneyWalkingDancingDanceWanderProsePoetry IsHikingTrekkingStrollingSauntering Author:Paul Valery
