Poetry must be as well written as prose.
EZRA POUNDOur own consciousness is incapable of having produce the universe. God, therefore, exists. That is to say, there is no reason for not applying the term God, Theos, to the intimate essence.
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I have always thought the suicide should bump off at least one swine before taking off for parts unknown.
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If a man isn’t willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he’s no good.
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All great art is born of the metropolis.
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Good art however ‘immoral’ is wholly a thing of virtue. Good art can NOT be immoral. By good art I mean art that bears true witness, I mean the art that is most precise.
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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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The temple is holy because it is not for sale.
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This is no book. Whoever touches this touches a man.
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Religion I have defined as “Another of those numerous failures resulting from an attempt to popularize art”.
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The artist is always beginning.
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Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will.
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Literature is news that stays news.
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Why fight for a flag when you can buy one for a nickel.
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The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language, and no single language is capable of expressing all forms and degrees of human comprehension.
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With one day’s reading a man may have the key in his hands.
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Genius is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one, and the man of talent sees two or three, plus the ability to register that multiple perception in the material of his art.
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