All history is modern history

Quote by Wallace Stevens

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It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

The genuine artist is never rue to life. He sees what is real, but not...

The genuine artist is never rue to life. He sees what is real, but not...

Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.

Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.

The imagination is man's power over nature.

The imagination is man's power over nature.

The fire burns as the novel taught it how.

The fire burns as the novel taught it how.

Our bloom is gone. We are the fruit thereof.

Our bloom is gone. We are the fruit thereof.

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.

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...

One cannot spend one's time in being modern when there are so many more important...

One cannot spend one's time in being modern when there are so many more important...

If some really acute observer made as much of egotism as Freud has made of...

If some really acute observer made as much of egotism as Freud has made of...

Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.

Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.

If you'd have it done, Go: if not, Send

If you'd have it done, Go: if not, Send

Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists...

Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists...