“Poetry: the best words in the best order.”
“Prose: words in their best order; poetry: the best words in the best order.”
“The best words in the best order...one always go the same shock of recognition and delight when someone's words swam up to meet a thought or name a picture. Poetry was awful good material to think with.”
“Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds”
“Poetry is the whispering of a truth by the shouting of the best possible lies”
“Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.”