It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

Quote by Wallace Stevens

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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 imagination is man's power over nature.

The imagination is man's power over nature.

The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a...

The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a...

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.

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 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.

As life grows more terrible, its literature grows more terrible.

As life grows more terrible, its literature grows more terrible.

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

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

A poem need not have a meaning and like most things in nature often does...

A poem need not have a meaning and like most things in nature often does...

Nothing could be more inappropriate to American literature than its English source since the Americans...

Nothing could be more inappropriate to American literature than its English source since the Americans...

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.

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.

The point of vision and desire are the same.

The point of vision and desire are the same.

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...

Reality is not what it is. It consists of the many realities which it can...

Reality is not what it is. It consists of the many realities which it can...

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

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...

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...

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

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...