Randall Jarrell — American Poet born on May 06, 1914, died on October 15, 1965

Randall Jarrell was an American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, novelist, and the 11th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, a position that now bears the title Poet Laureate... (wikipedia)

One of the most obvious facts about grown-ups, to a child, is that they have forgotten what it is like to be a child.
The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.
It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life.
A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times.
The blind date that has stood you up: your life.