Art is born of humiliation.

Quote by W H Auden

Topics: W H Auden Quotes

All that we are not stares back at what we are.

All that we are not stares back at what we are.

Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences...

Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences...

The word 'Intellectual' suggests straight away - A man who's untrue to his wife

The word 'Intellectual' suggests straight away - A man who's untrue to his wife

I know nothing, except what everyone knows if there when Graces dances, I should dance.

I know nothing, except what everyone knows if there when Graces dances, I should dance.

Let us honor if we can the vertical man, though we value none but the...

Let us honor if we can the vertical man, though we value none but the...

In relation to a writer, most readers believe in the Double Standard: they may be...

In relation to a writer, most readers believe in the Double Standard: they may be...

To save your world you asked this man to die; would this man, could he...

To save your world you asked this man to die; would this man, could he...

When I am in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who...

When I am in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who...

It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too...

It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too...

The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.

The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are...

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are...

Art is our chief means of breaking bread with the dead.

Art is our chief means of breaking bread with the dead.

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it...

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it...

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are...

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are...

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Now is the age of anxiety.

Now is the age of anxiety.

I don't get acting jobs because of my looks.

I don't get acting jobs because of my looks.

It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too...

It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too...

Even an atheist may be ready to concede that a good wine is the drink...

Even an atheist may be ready to concede that a good wine is the drink...

Getting an Education from MIT is like taking a drink from a Fire Hose.

Getting an Education from MIT is like taking a drink from a Fire Hose.