Quotes by Pound, Ezra

Literature is news that stays news. >>

I guess the definition of a lunatic is a man surrounded by them. >>

There once was a brainy baboon who always breathed down a bassoon for >>

Quotations about Civilization

People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civilization. I >>

The skylines lit up at dead of night, the air-conditioning systems coo >>

The ultimate tendency of civilization is towards barbarism. >>

A civilized man is one who will give a serious answer to a serious question. Civilization itself is a certain sane balance of values.

Pound, Ezra