To have great poets there must be great audiences too. – Walt Whitman
There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius. – Walt Whitman
I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. – Walt Whitman
The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. – Walt Whitman
The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book. – Walt Whitman
Some people are so much sunshine to the square inch. – Walt Whitman
Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune. – Walt Whitman
A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books. – Walt Whitman
Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed. – Walt Whitman
