Two such as you with such a master speed, cannot be parted nor be swept away, from one another once you are agreed, that life is only life forevermore, together wing to wing and oar to oar.
Robert FrostRead
Everything written is as good as it is dramatic. It need not declare itself in form, but it is drama or nothing.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quality of writing is determined by its emotional impact rather than its form.
Robert Frost's quote emphasizes that the essence of good writing lies in its ability to evoke drama and emotion, rather than adhering strictly to a particular structural form. He suggests that all written works should aim to connect with the reader on a dramatic level to be considered effective or impactful.
Themes
WritingDramaEmotionImpactQuality
In practice
Example use cases
During a writing workshop, to inspire participants to focus on emotional resonance rather than structure.
More from Robert Frost
All quotes βYou have freedom when you're easy in your harness.
Robert FrostRead
God made a beauteous garden With lovely flowers strown, But one straight, narrow pathway That was not overgrown. And to this beauteous garden He brought mankind to live, And said "To you, my children, These lovely flowers I give. Prune ye my vines and fig trees, With care my flowers tend, But keep the pathway open Your home is at the end." God's Garden
Robert FrostRead
'Warm in December, cold in June, you say?' _x000D_ _x000D_ I don't suppose the water's changed at all. _x000D_ _x000D_ You and I know enough to know it's warm _x000D_ _x000D_ Compared with cold, and cold compared with warm. _x000D_ _x000D_ But all the fun's in how you say a thing.
Robert FrostRead
For, dear me, why abandon a belief, Merely because it ceases to be true, Cling to it long enough, and not a doubt, It will turn true again, for so it goes.
Robert FrostRead
The question that he frames in all but words is what to make of a diminished thing.
Robert FrostRead
Similar quotes
Art has nothing to do with clarity, does not dabble in the clear and does not make clear
Samuel BeckettRead
Logos are a graphic extension of the internal realities of a company.
Saul BassRead
As to the number of novels I've abandoned... I shudder to think. I have thrown away five completed novels, and that's a gruesome enough figure. But not necessarily a waste of effort.
Mark HaddonRead
I'll keep on acting 'til they wipe the drool. I like the business. I like to do different parts and diverse characters. I haven't lost my enthusiasm yet!
Robert DuvallRead
But remember this, Japanese boy... airplanes are not tools for war. They are not for making money. Airplanes are beautiful dreams. Engineers turn dreams into reality.
Hayao MiyazakiRead
I never expected to become a director. It never occurred to me to come to America, to Hollywood. It's all been a wonderful accident. I'm still amazed every time I finish a film.
Stephen FrearsRead