The point of vision and desire are the same.

Quote by Wallace Stevens

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After the final no there comes a yes and on that yes the future of...

After the final no there comes a yes and on that yes the future of...

New York is a field of tireless and antagonistic interests undoubtedly fascinating but horribly unreal....

New York is a field of tireless and antagonistic interests undoubtedly fascinating but horribly unreal....

If poetry should address itself to the same needs and aspirations, the same hopes and...

If poetry should address itself to the same needs and aspirations, the same hopes and...

Beauty is momentary in the mind The fitful tracing of a portal; But in the...

Beauty is momentary in the mind The fitful tracing of a portal; But in the...

In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.

In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.

Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!

Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!

Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our...

Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our...

Style is not something applied. It is something that permeates. It is of the nature...

Style is not something applied. It is something that permeates. It is of the nature...

To regard the imagination as metaphysics is to think of it as part of life,...

To regard the imagination as metaphysics is to think of it as part of life,...

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections, Or the beauty of...

I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections, Or the beauty of...

The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.

The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.

What our eyes behold may well be the text of life but one's meditations on...

What our eyes behold may well be the text of life but one's meditations on...

We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the...

We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the...

The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.

The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.

The reason can give nothing at all Like the response to desire.

The reason can give nothing at all Like the response to desire.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

The search for truth is not a trade by which a man can support himself;...

The search for truth is not a trade by which a man can support himself;...

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

The best ammunition against lies is the truth, there is no ammunition against gossip. It...

The best ammunition against lies is the truth, there is no ammunition against gossip. It...