An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.

An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

All profoundly original art looks ugly at first.

All profoundly original art looks ugly at first.

First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my read more

First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it. We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.

Don't play what's there, play what's not there.

Don't play what's there, play what's not there.

Most people are more comfortable with old problems than with new solutions.

Most people are more comfortable with old problems than with new solutions.

Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.

Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.

We try not to have ideas, preferring accidents. To create, you must empty yourself of every artistic thought.

We try not to have ideas, preferring accidents. To create, you must empty yourself of every artistic thought.

No great thing is created suddenly.

No great thing is created suddenly.