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W. H. Auden quotes about thinking

English Poet February 21, 1907 – September 29, 1973

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Looking up at the stars, I know quite well That, for all they care, I can go to hell, But on earth indifference is the least We have to dread from man or beast. How should we like it were stars to burn With a passion for us we could not return? If equal affection cannot be, Let the more loving one be me. Admirer as I think I am Of stars that do not give a damn, I cannot, now I see them, say I missed one terribly all day. Were all stars to disappear or die, I should learn to look at an empty... W. H. Auden
Like everyone else, I have my black list of unfavorite authors and critics, and among intimate friends I sometimes say exactly what I think of them, but I have the feeling that to express my opinions publicly would be in bad taste, that, to people whom one does not know personally, one should speak only of the authors and critics one is fond of. I find reading savage reviews like reading pornography; though I often enjoy them, I feel a bit ashamed of myself for doing so. Still, I must admit... W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden quote: "A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think...."
A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become. W. H. Auden
A tremendous number of people in America work very hard at something that bores them. Even a rich man thinks he has to go down to the office everyday. Not because he likes it but because he can't think of anything else to do. W. H. Auden
So long as we think of it objectively, time is Fate or Chance, the factor in our lives for which we are not responsible, and about which we can do nothing; but when we begin to think of it subjectively, we feel responsible for our time, and the notion of punctuality arises. W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden quote: "Let all your thinks be thanks."
Let all your thinks be thanks. W. H. Auden
You know there are no secrets in America. It's quite different in England, where people think of a secret as a shared relation between two people. W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden quote: "Let me see what I wrote so I know what I think"
Let me see what I wrote so I know what I think W. H. Auden

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