“A prose writer gets tired of writing prose, and wants to be a poet. So he begins every line with a capital letter, and keeps on writing prose.”

“In the consciousness that another mind reflects your thought, you find the keenest satisfaction. Here is the high office of a friend, and in these high experiences is the point of attachment.-- ”

“The distinction between poets and prose writers is a vulgar error.”

“Prose: words in their best order; poetry: the best words in the best order.”

“The truth is, he tired of criticism, tired of prose measured by the yard."--Disgrace”

“In general, I would think that at present prose writers are much in advance of the poets. In the old days, I read more poetry than prose, but now it is in prose where you find things being put together well, where there is great ambition, and equal talent. Poets have gotten so careless, it is a disgrace. You can’t pick up a page. All the words slide off.”

“Always be a poet, even in prose.”