It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

Quote by Wallace Stevens

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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.

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.

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

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

Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.

Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

The point of vision and desire are the same.

The point of vision and desire are the same.

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

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

Style is not something applied. It is something that permeates. It is of the nature...

Style is not something applied. It is something that permeates. It is of the nature...

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

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

As life grows more terrible, its literature grows more terrible.

As life grows more terrible, its literature grows more terrible.

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...

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

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...

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...

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...

We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the...

We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the...

One's ignorance is one's chief asset.

One's ignorance is one's chief asset.

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...

A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.

A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.