Even the dreadful martyrdom must run its course Anyhow in a corner, some untidy spot Where the dogs go on with their doggy life

Quote by W H Auden

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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...

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.

The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living.

The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living.

Geniuses are the luckiest of mortals because what they must do is the same as...

Geniuses are the luckiest of mortals because what they must do is the same as...

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...

You know there are no secrets in America. It's quite different in England, where people...

You know there are no secrets in America. It's quite different in England, where people...

Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to...

Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to...

If time were the wicked sheriff in a horse opera, I'd pay for riding lessons...

If time were the wicked sheriff in a horse opera, I'd pay for riding lessons...

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...

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...

In a world of prayer, we are all equal in the sense that each of...

In a world of prayer, we are all equal in the sense that each of...

Music can be made anywhere, is invisible and does not smell.

Music can be made anywhere, is invisible and does not smell.

Every American poet feels that the whole responsibility for contemporary poetry has fallen upon his...

Every American poet feels that the whole responsibility for contemporary poetry has fallen upon his...

Art is born of humiliation.

Art is born of humiliation.

Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession

Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession

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...

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

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

God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich.

God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich.

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me.

If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me.