The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

And that has made all the difference.
‘The Road Not Taken’ (1916)
We dance round in a ring and suppose,
But the Secret sits in the middle and knows.
‘The Secret Sits’ (1942)
I’ve broken Anne of gathering bouquets.
It’s not fair to the child. It can’t be helped though:
Pressed into service means pressed out of shape.
‘The Self-Seeker’ (1914)
Len says one steady pull more ought to do it.
He says the best way out is always through.
‘A Servant to Servants’ (1914)
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ (1923)
It should be of the pleasure of a poem itself to tell how it can. The figure a poem makes. It
begins in delight and ends in wisdom. The figure is the same as for love.
‘Collected Poems’ (1939) ‘The Figure a Poem Makes’
No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the
reader.
‘Collected Poems’ (1939) ‘The Figure a Poem Makes’
Like a piece of ice on a hot stove the poem must ride on its own melting. A poem may be
worked over once it is in being, but may not be worried into being.
‘Collected Poems’ (1939) ‘The Figure a Poem Makes’
I’d as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down.
In Edward Lathem ‘Interviews with Robert Frost’ (1966) p. 203
Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.
In Elizabeth S. Sergeant ‘Robert Frost: the Trial by Existence’ (1960) ch. 18
Poetry is what is lost in translation. It is also what is lost in interpretation.
In Louis Untermeyer ‘Robert Frost: a Backward Look’ (1964) p. 18
6.91 Christopher Fry 1907—
The dark is light enough.
Title of play (1954)
What after all
Is a halo? It’s only one more thing to keep clean.
‘The Lady’s not for Burning’ (1949) act 1
What is official