Don Marquis

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

From 'the lesson of the moth': and before i could argue him out of his philosophy he went and immolated himself on a patent cigar lighter i do not agree with him myself i would rather have half the happiness and twice the longevity but at the same time i wish there was something i wanted as badly as he wanted to fry himself

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

it is better to be a part of beauty for one instant and then cease to exist than to exist forever and never be a part of beauty