Revision is its own reward.

- Marianne Moore

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

- Marianne Moore

When one is frank, one's very presence is a compliment.

- Marianne Moore

The heart that gives, gathers.

- Marianne Moore

Egotism is usually subversive of sagacity.

- Marianne Moore

The mind is an enchanting thing.

- Marianne Moore

There is a great amount of poetry in unconscious fastidiousness.

- Marianne Moore

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

- Marianne Moore

Your thorns are the best part of you.

- Marianne Moore