“n artistic atmosphere does not create artists a literary atmosphere does not create literators; poets and painters spring up where there was never a verse made or a picture seen. This suggests that God is no more idle now than He was at the beginning, but that He is still and forever shaping the human chaos into the instruments and means of beauty.” HumansMeanDoeMadeStillsArtistForeverPoetSpringInstrumentsChaosPainterArtisticAtmosphereVersesIdle Author:William Dean Howells
“States of soul rightly expressed, as the poet expresses them in moments of pure inspiration, retain forever the power of creating like states. It is this that makes genuine literature a vital force.” SoulStatesMomentsInspirationLiteratureForceForeverPoetPureCreatingGenuine Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion
“It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without having a critic, forever, like the old man of the sea, upon his back.” MenForeverSeaPoetCriticismCriticsWanderRegionsOld ManEnchantment Book:Select Poetical Works Source: Select Poetical Works
“... the natural world is the old river that runs through everything, and I think poets will forever fish along its shores.” ThinkingWorldRunningNaturalForeverPoetRiversFishesShoreNatural World Book:A Poetry Handbook Source: A Poetry Handbook
“The "truth" is the poem itself. Just because someone writes a poem about a feeling she has does not mean that the feeling will stay forever. The truth of the emotion of the poem remains, even if the particular truth of the poet changes.” IfsWritingMeanDoeFeelingsEmotionForeverParticularPoetTruth IsRemains Author:Denise Duhamel