Marianne Moore was a Modernist American poet and writer.
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“The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint”
Marianne Moore
“Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.”
“The Irish say your trouble is their trouble and your joy their joy? I wish I could believe it; I am troubled, I'm dissatisfied, I'm Irish”
“Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt”
“Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.”
“There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have conquered in myself what causes war.”
“Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage”
“Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time”
“Poetry is all nouns and verbs”
“If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you why I think that I can cross it if I try”