This seems to me a philosophical question, and therefore irrelevant, question. A poet's destiny is to love. Robert Graves More Quotes by Robert Graves More Quotes From Robert Graves The poet's first rule must be never to bore his readers; and his best way of keeping this rule is never to bore himself-which, of course, means to write only when he has something urgent to say. Robert Graves writing mean way What we now call "finance" is, I hold, an intellectual perversion of what began as warm human love. Robert Graves finance humans intellectual Though philosophers like to define poetry as irrational fancy, for us it is practical, humorous, reasonable way of being ourselves. Robert Graves fancy humorous poetry The gas-cylinders had by this time been put into position on the front line. A special order came round imposing severe penalties on anyone who used any word but "accessory" in speaking of the gas. This was to keep it secret, but the French civilians knew all about the scheme long before this. Robert Graves war order long To recommend a monarchy on account of the prosperity it gives the provinces seems to me like recommending that a man should have liberty to treat his children as slaves, if at the same time he treats his slaves with reasonable consideration. Robert Graves should-have men children A perfect poem is impossible. Once it had been written, the world would end. Robert Graves immature poetry perfect The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity. Robert Graves awards gold writing Since the age of 15 poetry has been my ruling passion and I have never intentionally undertaken any task or formed any relationship that seemed inconsistent with poetic principles; which has sometimes won me the reputation of an eccentric. Robert Graves passion principles age One gets to the heart of the matter by a series of experiences in the same pattern, but in different colors. Robert Graves color different heart For words of rapture groping, they"Never such love," swore "ever before was!" Robert Graves rapture i-love-you love-you He found a formula for drawing comic rabbits: Robert Graves drawing rabbits philosophy Let all the poison that lurks in the mud, hatch out. Robert Graves mud poison Anthropologists are a connecting link between poets and scientists; though their field-work among primitive peoples has often made them forget the language of science. Robert Graves language fields links I made no more protests. What was the use of struggling against fate Robert Graves fate use struggle Prose books are the show dogs I breed and sell to support my cat. Robert Graves cat dog book Philosophy is antipoetic. Philosophize about mankind and you brush aside individual uniqueness, which a poet cannot do without self-damage. Unless, for a start, he has a strong personal rhythm to vary his metrics, he is nothing. Poets mistrust philosophy. They know that once the heads are counted, each owner of a head loses his personal identify and becomes a number in some government scheme: if not as a slave or serf, at least as a party to the device of majority voting, which smothers personal views. Robert Graves party strong philosophy Marriage, like money, is still with us; and, like money, progressively devalued. Robert Graves marriage witty funny Take your delight in momentariness, Walk between dark and dark a shining space With the grave 's narrowness, though not its peace. Robert Graves space shining dark About this business of being a gentleman: I paid so heavily for the fourteen years of my gentleman's education that I feel entitled, now and then, to get some sort of return. Robert Graves return gentleman years Poetry is no more a narcotic than a stimulant; it is a universal bittersweet mixture for all possible household emergencies and its action varies accordingly as it is taken in a wineglass or a tablespoon, inhaled, gargled or rubbed on the chest by hard fingers covered with rings. Robert Graves mixtures emergencies taken
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