The teapot takes in water and gives out tea. So the human individual takes in anything you give him and promptly transforms it; he is ready to give you out again his own reactions - first, in thought and emotion, then in voice or action. Louis MacNeice actionemotiongive share on social
I am at home in Dublin, more than in any other city. Louis MacNeice citydublinhome Change image and share on social
I do not envy any animal, though I envy many of their capacities. Louis MacNeice animalcapacityenvy Change image and share on social
Broadcasting is plastic; while it can ape the press, it can also emulate the arts. Louis MacNeice apeartbroadcast Change image and share on social
Man is an unhappy animal and one that can talk. If he was not unhappy, he would have nothing to talk about. But if he had nothing to talk about, he would be unhappy. Louis MacNeice animalmantalk Change image and share on social
A harrassed and dubious childhood under the hand of a well-meaning but barbarous mother's help from County Armagh led me to think of the North of Ireland as prison and the South as a land of escape. Louis MacNeice armaghbarbarouschildhood Change image and share on social
The individualist is an atom thinking about himself (Thank God I am not as other men); the communist, too often, is an atom having ecstasies of self-denial (Thank God I am one in a crowd). Louis MacNeice atomcommunistcrowd Change image and share on social
A poet should always be 'collaborating' with his public, but this public, in the mass, cannot make itself heard, and he has to guess at its requirements and its criticisms. Louis MacNeice collaboratecriticismguess Change image and share on social
I have just finished my novel (rough draft). It is to be called 'Anacoluthon.' This will make the public think it is an historical romance. Louis MacNeice anacoluthoncalldraft Change image and share on social
My sympathies are Left. On paper and in the soul. But not in my heart or my guts. Louis MacNeice gutheartleave Change image and share on social