The Deepest Feeling Always Shows Itself In

... Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads In Them ... ... If You Demand On One Hand, The Raw Material Of Poetry In All Its Rawness And That Which Is On The Other Hand Genuine, Then You Are Interested In Poetry.

In A Poem The Words Should Be As Pleasing To The Ear As The Meaning Is To The Mind.

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.

Among Animals, One Has A Sense Of Humor. Humor Saves A Few Steps, It Saves Years.

One Must Be As Clear As One's Natural Reticence Allows One To Be.