“ You do not seem to realize that beauty is a liability ratherthanan asset - that in view of the fact that spirit creates formwe are justified in supposingthat you must have brains. For you, a symbol of… Marianne Moore
“ Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others. 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
“ The StudentIn America, beganthe lecturer, everyone must have adegree. The French do not think thatall can have it, they don’t say everyone must go to college. Weincline to feel, here, that although it… Marianne Moore
“ Yule—Yul log for the Christmas-fire tale-spinner—of fairy tales that can come true: Yul Brynner. Marianne Moore
