“Write verse, not poetry. The public wants verse. If you have a talent for poetry, then don't by any means mother it, but try your hand at verse.”
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The only society I like is rough and tough, and the tougher the better. There's where you get down to bedrock and meet human people.
I have an intense dislike for artificial society. In France, one could lead a free life - to do what one wanted to do without interference or criticism from one's neighbors.
No man can be a failure if he thinks he's a success If he thinks he is a winner, then he is.
Writing poetry makes you intensely conscious of how words sound, both aloud and inside the head of the reader. You learn the weight of words and how they sound to the ear.
