Poetry a criticism of life under the conditions fixed for such a criticism by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty.

The concept of active cooperation has taken the place of opposition to the new form of government and of dreamy resignation entranced with the beauty of times past.

We say we want to create beauty, identity, quality, singularity. And yet, maybe in truth these cities that we have are desired. Maybe their very characterlessness provides the best context for living.

He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight, which no doubt, was why so many people looked on it as immoral.

Americans worship creativity the way they worship physical beauty - as a way of enjoying elitism without guilt: God did it.