Marianne Moore

When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized, but even when one can, appraisal seems chiefly useful as appraisal of the appraiser. ↗

— Marianne Moore

#appraise #blunder #cannot #chiefly #even

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief. ↗

— Marianne Moore

#belief #captive #free #made #supreme

If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you why I think that I can cross it if I try. ↗

— Marianne Moore

#cross #i #i can #i think #me