Poetry - Quotes
Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth, by calling imagination to the help of reason.
He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life.
Some of the greatest poetry is revealing to the reader the beauty in something that was so simple you had taken it for granted.
Perhaps no person can be a poet, or can even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind.
Poetry is a very subjective and intimate expression. It`s literally your heartbeat. Your rhythm. The song of your soul. It`s superconcentrated. It`s a dense piece of yourself.
Religion, like poetry, is simply a concerted effort to deny the most obvious realities.