A poem is good if it contains a new analogy and startles the reader out of the habit of treating words as counters. Speculations (1924)
The artist tries to see what there is to be interested in... He has not created something, he has seen something. Speculations (1924)
In the light of absolute values (religious or ethical) man himself is judged to be limited or imperfect, while he can occasionally accomplish acts which partake of perfection, he, himself can never be perfect. Speculations (1924)
The prose writer drags meaning along with a rope, the poet makes it stand out and hit you. Speculations (1924)
It is a delicate & difficult art fitting rhythm to an idea...communicating momentary phases in a poet's mind. Speculations (1924)
A number of abstract ideas, of which we are as a matter of fact unconscious. We do not see them, but we see other things through them. Speculations (1924)