All history is modern history

Quote by Wallace Stevens

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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.

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.

It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone,...

It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone,...

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...

Intolerance respecting other people's religion is toleration itself in comparison with intolerance respecting other people's...

Intolerance respecting other people's religion is toleration itself in comparison with intolerance respecting other people's...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

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.

It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

Our bloom is gone. We are the fruit thereof.

Our bloom is gone. We are the fruit thereof.

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...

The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream.

The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream.

The fire burns as the novel taught it how.

The fire burns as the novel taught it how.

One's ignorance is one's chief asset.

One's ignorance is one's chief asset.