Poetry Quote by Wallace Stevens — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“The poem must resist the intelligence”

“The way through the world”

“A violent order is disorder; and a great disorder is an order.”

“A pear should come to the table popped with juice,”

“The exceeding brightness of this early sun”

“Let be be finale of seem.”

“It’s the fire in my eyes,”

“I sense the world might be more dreamlike, metaphorical, and poetic than we currently believe--but just as irrational as sympathetic magic when looked at in a typically scientific way. I wouldn't be surprised if poetry--poetry in the broadest sense, in the sense of a world filled with metaphor, rhyme, and recurring patterns, shapes, and designs--is how the world works. The world isn't logical, it's a song.”

“I thought leaving you would be easy,”

“...few young poets [are] testing their poems against the ear. They're writing for the page, and the page, let me tell you, is a cold bed.”

“You’re not a bad person, you’re just a little bit different and I’m a sucker for that.”

“Will grinned. “Some of these books are dangerous,” he said. “It’s wise to be careful.”“One must always be careful of books,” said Tessa, “and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”“I’m not sure a book has ever changed me,” said Will. “Well, there is one volume that promises to teach one how to turn oneself into an entire flock of sheep—”“Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry,” said Tessa”