Louise Bogan

Because language is the carrier of ideas, it is easy to believe that it should be very little else than such a carrier.

Your work is carved out of agony as a statue is carved out of marble.

Stupidity always accompanies evil. Or evil, stupidity.

All sides in a trial want to hide at least some of the truth.

I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But I'm lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me.

I've never been in a competition before, and I said I'm going to go. I think - I just love to sing.