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Marianne Moore Quotes

American - Poet | November 15, 1887 - February 5, 1972

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without having a critic, forever, like the old man of the sea, upon his back.

Sea Man Old Man Wander Back Old

If technique is of no interest to a writer, I doubt that the writer is an artist.

Communication Doubt Artist Interest

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

Silence Feeling Deepest Always Shows

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Independence Mark Impatience Bondage

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

Nature Stand Human Nature Human

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Art Poetry Creating Real Gardens

When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized, but even when one can, appraisal seems chiefly useful as appraisal of the appraiser.

Experience Temptation Out Own Seems

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

Others Honest Sure Almost Writer

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

Beauty Time Dust Everlasting

There never was a war that was not inward.

War Never Inward

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

Suffering Sarcasm Too Much Much Too

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

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