Author: Mark Van Doren

Quotes

Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign that he wants all the truth.

Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor; it is the sign that he wants all the truth.

- Mark Van Doren

Bring ideas in and entertain them royally, for one of them may be the king.

Bring ideas in and entertain them royally, for one of them may be the king.

- Mark Van Doren

The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.

The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.

- Mark Van Doren

To fail to love is not to exist at all.

To fail to love is not to exist at all.

- Mark Van Doren

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