quotes about writing

"To see a world in a grain of sand,
And heaven in a wildflower.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour."
- William Blake

"I think poetry is written mostly for pleasure,
by which I mean the pleasure of
pain, horror, anguish, and awe
as well as the pleasure of
beauty, music, and the act of living."
- Kenneth Slessor