Destiny Is Simply The Relentless Logic Of

One Of The Privileges Of The Great Is To Witness Catastrophes From A Terrace.

To Make Ourselves Invisible To Creditors Or To The Envious, And Even To Our Own Worries, We Can Take Advantage Here On Earth Of A Great Democratic Institution-in Fact, Democracy's Only Success-the Night.

As Soon As War Is Declared It Will Be Impossible To Hold The Poets Back. Rhyme Is Still The Most Effective Drum.

The Flower Is The Poetry Of Reproduction. It Is An Example Of The Eternal Seductiveness Of Life.

I Believe In The Gods; Or Rather I Believe That I Believe In The Gods. But I Don't Believe That They Are Great Brooding Presences Watching Over Us; I Believe They Are Completely Absent Minded.