“The poet is not a man who says what he thinks, but a man who says what he feels.”

Emphasising emotional truth as central to poetic expression · Essay

• Poetry
• Truth

“Life isn't one damn thing after another. It's the same damn thing again and again.”

Widely attributed to Millay, but the precise source is not securely established · Commonly attributed remark

• Despair
• Life

“A person who publishes a book appears willfully in public, and cannot expect to be treated as if he were a private individual.”

Recognising the exposure and vulnerability involved in publishing · Preface

• Art
• Fame