Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires.

Quote by Wallace Stevens

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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,...

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...

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 fire burns as the novel taught it how.

The fire burns as the novel taught it how.

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

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

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...

Our bloom is gone. We are the fruit thereof.

Our bloom is gone. We are the fruit thereof.

It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

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...

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 philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.

The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.

All history is modern history

All history is modern history

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

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...

Money is a kind of poetry.

Money is a kind of poetry.

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...

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...

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...