Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. - John Ciardi
There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation. - John Ciardi
A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students. - John Ciardi
A dollar saved is a quarter earned. - John Ciardi
Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone. - John Ciardi
The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself. - John Ciardi
You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone. - John Ciardi
You don't have to suffer to be a poet - John Ciardi