Robert Frost

"Most of the time, it's dull pain, not sharp."

"A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubling on itself."

"If it is no trouble, she said."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong in the broken places."

"They gave him a hand when he was going down."

"Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down."

"To be a poet is a condition, not a profession."

"You can't trust poets to be consistent."

"The most important thing is to keep learning."

"I am not a teacher, but an awakener."

"Life is too short not to be curious."

"The young wonder if they're doing it right. The old wonder if they did."

"Grief is just love with no place to go."

"A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end."

"Always fall in with what you're asked to accept."

"Poetry comes naturally to some people."

"The world is full of things to discover and appreciate."

"One day at a time is the way."

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

"Dream your way to your destiny."

"The middle of the road is where the white line is."

"What we get out of the world is only in proportion to what we put into it."

"Every poem is an event in itself."

"I'd rather be taken advantage of than be suspicious."

"You can be anything you want to be, just take the first step."

"The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more."

"Know the value of silence."

"Adventure is worthwhile."

"There must be something in books things cannot get from anywhere else."

"A poet dares to be just so happy."