The act of bellringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people. – Ezra Pound
Religion, oh, just another of those numerous failures resulting from an attempt to popularize art. – Ezra Pound
The real trouble with war (modern war) is that it gives no one a chance to kill the right people. – Ezra Pound
And New York is the most beautiful city in the world? It is not far from it. No urban night is like the night there… Squares after squares of flame, set up and cut into the aether. Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will. – Ezra Pound