Talent Imitates, But Genius Steals.

There Is No Absolute Point Of View From Which Real And Ideal Can Be Finally Separated And Labelled.

The Civil War Is Not Ended: I Question Whether Any Serious Civil War Ever Does End.

An Editor Should Tell The Author His Writing Is Better Than It Is. Not A Lot Better, A Little Better.

I Am No Prophet-and Here's No Great Matter.

Immature Poets Imitate; Mature Poets Steal; Bad Poets Deface What They Take, And Good Poets Make It Into Something Better, Or At Least Something Different.