“Once, poets were magicians. Poets were strong, stronger than warriors or kings — stronger than old hapless gods. And they will be strong once again.”

“Public opinion is stronger than the legislature, and nearly as strong as the Ten Commandments.”

“The age-old faith of lovers and poets in the power of love, stronger than death, that Finis vitae sed non amoris [Life ends but not love], is a lie, useless and not even funny.”

“Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.”

“The poet is a god, or, the young poet is a god. The old poet is a tramp.”

“A great poet is greater than any king.”

“Such were the notes thy once lov'd poet sung,
Till death untimely stopp'd his tuneful tongue.”

“This world… belongs to the strong, my friend! The ritual of our existence is based on the strong getting stronger by devouring the weak.”

“If we were in the habit of reading poets their obscurity would not matter; and, once we are out of the habit, their clarity does not help.”

“Mother love is stronger than the filth and scabbiness on a child, and so the love of God toward us is stronger than the dirt that clings to us.”