There is only beauty -- and it has only one perfect expression -- Poetry. All the rest is a lie -- except for those who live by the body, love, and, that love of the mind, friendship. . ."

Dreams have as much influence as actions.

The poetic act consists of suddenly seeing that an idea splits up into a number of equal motifs and of grouping them; they rhyme.

"You don't make a poem with ideas, but with words."

"The pure work implies the disappearance of the poet as speaker, who hands over to the words."