A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a joke.
Max Eastman quote Laughter is, after speech, the chief thing that holds society together.
Max Eastman quote Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.
Max Eastman quote Humour is the instinct for taking pain playfully.
Max Eastman quote The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.
Max Eastman quote Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind.
Max Eastman quote People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo.
Max Eastman quote A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything.
Max Eastman quote Biography
American author, 1883 - 1969
