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
Technique is the test of sincerity. If a thing isn’t worth getting the technique to say, it is of inferior value. — Ezra Pound
The act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people. — Ezra Pound
The art of letters will come to an end before a.d. 2000. I shall survive as a curiosity. — Ezra Pound
The image is more than an idea. It is a vortex or cluster of fused ideas and is endowed with energy. — Ezra Pound
The real trouble with war (modern war) is that it gives no one a chance to kill the right people. — Ezra Pound
Religion, oh, just another of those numerous failures resulting from an attempt to popularize art. — Ezra Pound
The jargon of sculptors is beyond me. I do not know precisely why I admire a green granite female — Ezra Pound
No man understands a deep book until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents. — Ezra Pound
Real education must ultimately be limited to men who insist on knowing, the rest is mere sheep-herding. — Ezra Pound