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.
Paul Dirac (1902-1984)
It's hard to say why writing verse Should terminate in drink or worse.
Anonymous
My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But, ah, my foes, and, oh, my friends —
It gives a lovely light.
Edna St Vincent Millay (1892-1950)
The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far below the musician in that of invisible things.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either.
Robert Graves (1895-1985)
