That elusive wonder
“Wonder, and its expression in poetry and the arts, are among the most important things which seem to distinguish men from other animals, and intelligent […]
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There are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual
“There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual — become clairvoyant. We reach […]
The eye trains itself to transmit many small delights
“I believe I am a stranger to humanity. I did not want just to paint people with their grimaces and gestures. What I really wanted […]
Letter to a Young Poet
“But perhaps you have hit upon the ideal of being a poet because you see a poet as an original, a perceptive and a pious […]
The Romantic
“That the life of man is but a dream, many a man has surmised heretofore; and I, too, am everywhere pursued by this feeling. When […]
My attempts to adapt myself to the standardized world remain fruitless
It may well be that my thinking of today is somewhat different from that of twenty years ago, but my feelings and my being, my […]
Poets do not go mad; but chess-players do
“Poets do not go mad; but chess-players do. Mathematicians go mad, and cashiers; but creative artists very seldom. I am not, as will be seen, […]