After the final no there comes a yes / And on that yes the future world depends. - Wallace Stevens

He imposes orders as he thinks of them, As the fox and snake do. It is a brave affair.

In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.

In European thought in general, as contrasted with American, vigor, life and originality have a kind of easy, professional utterance. American — on the other hand, is expressed in an eager amateurish way. A European gives a sense of scope, of survey, of consideration. An American is strained, sensational. One is artistic gold; the other is bullion.