Originality is… a by-product of sincerity. – Marianne Moore
I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other category in which to put it. – Marianne Moore

Originality is… a by-product of sincerity. – Marianne Moore
I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other category in which to put it. – Marianne Moore
My father used to say superior people never make long visits. – Marianne Moore
Leave this hypocritical prating about the masses. Masses are rude, lame, unmade, pernicious in their demands and influence, and need not to be flattered, but to be schooled. I wish not to concede anything to them, but to tame, drill, divide, and break them up, and draw individuals out of them. – Ralph Waldo Emerson