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

Quote by Wallace Stevens

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

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

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 fire burns as the novel taught it how.

The fire burns as the novel taught it how.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.

Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.

It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

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,...

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.

One's ignorance is one's chief asset.

One's ignorance is one's chief asset.

A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.

A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.

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...

Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They...

Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They...

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.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

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...

Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would...

Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would...

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...

In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with...

In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with...

Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.

Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.

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...