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W. H. Auden quotes

English Poet February 21, 1907 – September 29, 1973

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W. H. Auden quote: "There is a great deal of difference in believing something..."
There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again. W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden quote: "No opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when..."
No opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible. W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden quote: "Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed..."
Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings. W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden quote: "Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly..."
Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered. W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden quote: "The stars are not wanted now, put out every one. Pack up the..."
The stars are not wanted now, put out every one. Pack up the moon & dismantle the sun. W. H. Auden
The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own. W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden quote: "One cannot walk through an assembly factory and not feel that..."
One cannot walk through an assembly factory and not feel that one is in Hell. W. H. Auden
The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age. W. H. Auden
A fairy tale...on the other hand, demands of the reader total surrender; so long as he is in its world, there must be for him no other. W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden quote: "Acts of injustice done. Between the setting and the rising..."
Acts of injustice done. Between the setting and the rising sun. In history lie like bones, each one. W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden quote: "Now is the age of anxiety."
Now is the age of anxiety. W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden quote: "No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent..."
No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called Games. W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden quote: "Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the..."
Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate. W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden quote: "I and the public know. What all schoolchildren learn, Those to..."
I and the public know. What all schoolchildren learn, Those to whom evil is done. Do evil in return. W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden quote: "Evil is unspectacular and always human, And shares our bed and..."
Evil is unspectacular and always human, And shares our bed and eats at our own table .... W. H. Auden

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