“Whatever is language is poetic language and if the word required by the poet does not exist in his known language then it is up to him to discover it.”

“There are no barriers to poetry or prophecy; by their nature they are barrier-breakers, bursts of perceptions, lines into infinity. If the poet lies about his vision he lies about himself and in hi...”

“Like seasonless fowl we migratefrom East Coast to West Coastand back and forth again,for a job,for a friend,for a change,for a kick.”

“Bedtime is daytime, and we come into bloom after midnight.”

“love grown dutiful is love grown olda withered cupid faltering at the bow”

“Like seasonless fowl we migrate…from East Coast to West Coastand back and forth again,for a job,for a friend,for a change,for a kick.”

“Kyo: Of course, I'll beat YOU, too!Yuki: Don't you ever get tired of saying that?Kyo: Beating you is my vocation! It's my goal in life!Yuki: It's so unfair that I keep having to take abuse just bec...”

“For once I want the beat louder than my mind.”

“Its a sort of furtiveness Like we were a generation of furtive. You know, with an inner knowledge theres no use flaunting on that level, the level of the public, a kind of beatness I mean, being ...”

“As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election ...”

“She was appalled by West Eggs raw vigour that chafed under the old euphemisms and by the too obtrusive fate that eroded its inhabitants along a short-cut from nothing to nothing. She saw something ...”

“She was appalled by West Egg’s raw vigour that chafed under the old euphemisms and by the too obtrusive fate that eroded its inhabitants along a short-cut from nothing to nothing. She saw something...”

“... the worst possible heritage to leave with children: high spiritual pretensions and low performance.”

“Look at that crowd', he said disgustedly. 'They think it's a circus.''And not a single coin are they donating', said Dina.'That's not surprising. Pity can only be shown in small doses. When so many...”

“All people like to be praised as it boosts their self-esteem, keeps them motivated and happy but it also pushes them into the abyss of sham, which is propelled by hypocrisy and sycophancy.”