Marianne Moore

My father used to say superior people never make long visits.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time.

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

In liberal logic, if life is unfair then the answer is to turn more tax money over to politicians, to spend in ways that will increase their chances of getting reelected.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.