Originally marriage meant the sale of a woman by one man to another; now most women sell themselves though they have no intention of delivering the goods listed in the bill of sale. – Robert Graves
If theres no money in poetry, neither is there poetry in money. – Robert Graves
The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good, in spite of all the people who say he is very good. – Robert Graves
Theres no money in poetry, but then theres no poetry in money, either. – Robert Graves
The universal human laws – need, love for the beloved, fear, hunger, periodic exaltation, the kindness that rises up naturally in the absence of hunger/fear/pain – are constant, predictable, reliable, universal, and are merely ornamented with the details of local culture. – George Saunders