Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Henri Michaux Quotes: The mere ambition to write a poem is enough to kill it.
         

The mere ambition to write a poem is enough to kill it.


Henri Michaux
Check all other quotes by Henri Michaux

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





The mere ambition to write a poem is enough to kill it.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Henri Michaux Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Tue. 03 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/The-mere-ambition-to-write-a-poem-182140>.




Check out


Other quotes of Henri Michaux


He who has rejected his demons badgers us to death with his angels

He who has rejected his demons badgers us to death with his angels



With your faults, dont hurry. Dont correct them thoughtlessly. What would you put in their place?

With your faults, dont hurry. Dont correct them thoughtlessly. What would you put in their place?



It is preferable not to travel with a dead man.

It is preferable not to travel with a dead man.



He who hides his madman, dies voiceless.

He who hides his madman, dies voiceless.



The bird's delirium does not interest the trees.

The bird's delirium does not interest the trees.



He who doesn't know anger doesn't know anything. He doesn't know the immediate.

He who doesn't know anger doesn't know anything. He doesn't know the immediate.



It came to me late, as an adult, the desire to draw and participate in the world of lines.

It came to me late, as an adult, the desire to draw and participate in the world of lines.



He who knows how to shave the razor, will know how to erase the eraser.

He who knows how to shave the razor, will know how to erase the eraser.



The Surrealist supernatural is a bit predictable but given the choice between supernatural and anything else, I would have no hesitation. Long live supernatural!

The Surrealist supernatural is a bit predictable but given the choice between supernatural and anything else, I would have no hesitation. Long live supernatural!



Nothing is the speed limit of thought.

Nothing is the speed limit of thought.





Other quotes you may like



The creation of art requires descent into the dark.

The creation of art requires descent into the dark.



#Note: There is a wonder to life. Pursue it. Hunt for it. Your goal is not to live long…it’s to live!

#Note: There is a wonder to life. Pursue it. Hunt for it. Your goal is not to live long…it’s to live!



Whatever a man wants badly and persistently enough will determine the man's character.

Whatever a man wants badly and persistently enough will determine the man's character.



She wanted him to notice her so much.

She wanted him to notice her so much.



Some people have the Bible. I have Vogue.

Some people have the Bible. I have Vogue.



Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us.

Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us.



Every man goes through a period of thinking they're attracted to another guy.

Every man goes through a period of thinking they're attracted to another guy.



I will go further, and assert that nature without culture can often do more to deserve praise than culture without nature.

I will go further, and assert that nature without culture can often do more to deserve praise than culture without nature.



Prayers are to men as dolls are to children. They are not without use and comfort, but it is not easy to take them very seriously.

Prayers are to men as dolls are to children. They are not without use and comfort, but it is not easy to take them very seriously.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "The mere ambition to write a poem is enough to kill it.". Author of this quote is Henri Michaux. .