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The art of letters will come to an end before A.D. 2000. I shall survive as a curiosity.

Ezra Pound

Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will.
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Ourselves Poetry Stars Willing
I guess the definition of a lunatic is a man surrounded by them.
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Definition Mad Man Myself Surround
This is no book. Whoever touches this touches a man.
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Book Man Touch
Literature does not exist in a vacuum. Writers as such have a definite social function exactly proportional to their ability as writers. This is their main use.
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Ability Existence Function Literature Main Writing
The only thing one can give an artist is leisure in which to work. To give an artist leisure is actually to take part in his creation.
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Artist Creation Himself Work
The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism.
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Mistake Prejudice Stupidity Worst
The only history that matters is the history we know.
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History Known
Poetry is a language pared down to its essentials.
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Essential Language Poetry
Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.
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Charge Degree Greatness Literature Meaning Possible
Any damn fool can be spontaneous.
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Fools One Liner Spontaneous
Any general statement is like a check drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.
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General Meet Statement Value
What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it.
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Himself Hold Ideas Man
I desired my dust to be mingled with yours Forever and forever and forever.
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Desire Dust Forever Myself Yourself
What thou lov’st well is thy true heritage.
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Heritage True Well
A man’s hope measures his civilization. The attainability of the hope measures, or may measure, the civilization of his nation and time.
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Himself Hope Man Measurement Nation Time
Religion I have defined as “Another of those numerous failures resulting from an attempt to popularize art”.
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Art Definition Failure Myself Popular Religion

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