A paranoiac like a poet, is born, not made.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation of his talent.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
Poetry must be made by all and not by one.
Strange how paranoia can link up with reality now and then.
The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure.
The poet doesn't invent. He listens.
I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat.
The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn't exist.
If a poet is anybody, he is somebody to whom things made matter very little - somebody who is obsessed by Making.
Paranoia is just another word for ignorance.