- M.S. If one must worship a bully, it is better that he should be a policeman than a gangster.
IM. When attempting to rob a bank, it is best to note the police car parked out front.
- M.S. To regain the stage in its own character, not as a mere emulation of prose, poetry must find its own poetic way to the mastery the stage demands—the mastery of action.
IM. To become the best percussionist I can be, not the best there ever was, I must first learn to accept the secret—to play for myself.
- M.S. As most of these old Custom House Officers had good traits and as my position in reference to them, being paternal and protective, was favorable to the growth of friendly sentiments.
IM. Since that stray dog was so friendly and I love dogs so much, I have four already, I knew I had to keep him forever.
- M.S. To regain the stage in its own character, not as a mere emulation of the prose, poetry must find its own poetic way to the master they stage demands—the mastery of action.
Variation. Poetry must find its own poetic way to mastery of action—mastery the stage demands—if it is to regain the stage in its own character, not as a mere emulation of prose.
Alternate Expression. Poetry will never be defined on stage as apart from common language until it develops the action that the stage demands.
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