Quotes by : Marianne Moore

Yule—Yul log for the Christmas-fire tale-spinner—of fairy tales that can come true: Yul Brynner.

Wolf's wool is the best wool, but it cannot be sheared, because the wolf will not comply. With knowledge....

TO VICTOR HUGO OF MY CROW PLUTO “Even when the bird is walking we know that it has wings.”—VICTOR....

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence.

The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

You do not seem to realize that beauty is a liability ratherthanan asset - that in view of the fact that....

ROSEMARY Beauty and Beauty’s son and rosemary— Venus and Love, her son, to speak plainly— born....

In the days of Prismatic Colornot in the days of Adam and Eve, but when Adam was alone; when there was....

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.