Ezra Pound : (5)

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

" Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one’s hand. " - Ezra Pound

" I have never known anyone worth a damn who wasn’t irascible. " - Ezra Pound

" Literature does not exist in a vacuum. Writers as such have a definite social function exactly proportional to their ability as writers. This is their main use. " - Ezra Pound

" When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary. " - Ezra Pound