Superior people never make long visits.
- Marianne Moore, 1887-1972, American poet
Image source: Poets.org
A Marianne Moore Exhibit - Modern American Poetry
Marianne Moore garnered significant critical acclaim and public recognition for her poetry during her six-decade career, including the rare triumph of winning poetry's "triple crown" of major awards—the National Book Award in 1952, the Pulitzer Prize in 1952, and the Bollingen Prize in 1953—for her 1951 work Collected Poems.
Continue reading her biography in the entry in The Poetry Foundation
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I'm glad you enjoyed the quotes.
I do not publicly interpert or comment on the quotes I use because they can mean different things to different people.
I guess this quote could mean that a well cultured person knows enough as to not overstay his welcome and become a bore.
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Posted by: TomATS | January 27, 2010 at 04:53 PM
hi
i like almost all quotes ..its really inspirable !!!!!!!!
wbut in this line wht she mean long visit...could u explain for me pls...........
thanking u
Posted by: mvyas | January 27, 2010 at 12:02 PM