The poet is in command of his fantasy, while it is exactly the mark of the neurotic that he is possessed by his fantasy. (Lionel Trilling)

The poet is in command of his fantasy, while it is exactly the mark of the neurotic that he is possessed by his fantasy.

Lionel Trilling

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