John Ciardi Quotes

1916–1986, American Teacher, Poet, Writer
quotes
8
topics
8
Origin
Topic
“There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.”
Moderation
“A neighborhood is a residential area that is changing for the worse.”
Cities and City Life
“You do not have to suffer to be a poet. Adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.”
Suffering
“The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.”
America
“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves they have a better idea.”
Arts and Artists
“Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.”
Hope
“Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.”
Love