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Wallace Stevens quotes

American Poet October 2, 1879 – August 2, 1955

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The Emperor of Ice-Cream Call the roller of big cigars, The muscular one, and bid him whip In kitchen cups concupiscent curds. Let the wenches dawdle in such dress As they are used to wear, and let the boys Bring flowers in last month's newspapers. Let be be finale of seem. The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream. Take from the dresser of deal, Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet On which she embroidered fantails once And spread it so as to cover her face. If her horny feet... Wallace Stevens
They said, "You have a blue guitar, you do not play things as they are." The man replied, "Things as they are are changed upon the blue guitar. Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens quote: "In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of..."
In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature. Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens quote: "A change of style is a change of meaning."
A change of style is a change of meaning. Wallace Stevens
The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a promenade in the morning, a sitting on the throne at noon, a pageant in the evening. Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens quote: "The reader became the book; and summer night. Was like the..."
The reader became the book; and summer night. Was like the conscious being of the book. Wallace Stevens
Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They wade through it the way a boy wades through water, feeling with his toes for the bottom: The echoes are the bottom. Wallace Stevens
Intolerance respecting other people's religion is toleration itself in comparison with intolerance respecting other people's art. Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens quote: "A poem need not have a meaning and like most things in nature..."
A poem need not have a meaning and like most things in nature often does not have. Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens quote: "It is a world of words to the end of it, / In which nothing..."
It is a world of words to the end of it, / In which nothing solid is its solid self. Wallace Stevens
If some really acute observer made as much of egotism as Freud has made of sex, people would forget a good deal about sex and find the explanation for everything in egotism. Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens quote: "The yellow glistens. It glistens with various yellows,..."
The yellow glistens. It glistens with various yellows, Citrons, oranges and greens. Flowering over the skin. Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens quote: "The palm stands on the edge of space. The wind moves slowly in..."
The palm stands on the edge of space. The wind moves slowly in the branches. The bird's fire-fangled feathers dangle down. Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens quote: "Money is a kind of poetry."
Money is a kind of poetry. Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens quote: "The river is moving. The blackbird must be flying."
The river is moving. The blackbird must be flying. Wallace Stevens

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