The sidelong glance is what you depend on. Robert Frost More Quotes by Robert Frost More Quotes From Robert Frost If you remember only one thing I've said, remember that an idea is a feat of association, and the height of it is a good metaphor. If you have never made a good metaphor, then you don't know what it's all about. Robert Frost height association ideas My definition of poetry (if I were forced to give one) would be this: words that have become deeds. Robert Frost deeds would-be giving Sentences are not different enough to hold the attention unless they are dramatic. No ingenuity of varying structure will do. All that can save them is the speaking tone of voice somehow entangled in the words and fastened to the page for the ear of the imagination. That is all that can save poetry from sing-song, all that can save prose from itself. Robert Frost voice imagination song The only way out is to go through Robert Frost way Tolerance is the uncomfortable feeling that in the end the other could be right. Robert Frost uncomfortable-feeling tolerance feelings Poetry is play. I'd even rather have you think of it as a sport. For instance, like football. Robert Frost football sports thinking Of course there is matter for remark in poems. Nobody denies that. But it must be solemnly laid on everybody in this world to make his own observations and remarks. That's what we mean by thinking, and that's about all we mean. A teacher says to a pupil "Watch me notice a few things in the next few months: let's see you notice a few things too." Robert Frost teaching teacher mean I cut my own hair. I got sick of barbers because they talk too much. And too much of their talk was about my hair coming out. Robert Frost cutting humor funny In heaven we are all ghostwriters, if we write at all. Robert Frost ifs writing heaven God once declared He was true Robert Frost withdrawal truth god Loyalty is that for the lack of which your gang will shoot you without benefit of trial by jury. Robert Frost benefits loyalty trials One of the lies would make it out that nothing Robert Frost answers life lying Not to sink under being man and wife, Robert Frost marriage men life Fortunately, we don't need to know how bad an age is. There is something we can always be doing without reference to how good or bad the age is. Robert Frost know-how age needs A poet must never make a statement simply because it sounds poetically exciting; he must also believe it to be true." - W. H. Auden Robert Frost poet sound believe Ants are a curious race Robert Frost curious ants race Pressed into service means pressed out of shape. Robert Frost duty shapes mean Poets like Shakespeare know more about poetry than any $25 an hour man. Robert Frost hours poet men The people I want to hear about are the people who take risks. Robert Frost risk want people More men die of worry than of work, because more men worry than work. Robert Frost worry men death