Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.

Quote by W H Auden

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A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.

A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.

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...

It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to...

It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to...

A poet is a professional maker of verbal objects.

A poet is a professional maker of verbal objects.

He was my North, my South, my East and West.

He was my North, my South, my East and West.

A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.

A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.

You owe it to us all to get on with what you're good at.

You owe it to us all to get on with what you're good at.

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...

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...

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...

Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out...

Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out...

I sit in one of the dives On Fifty-Second Street Uncertain and afraid As the...

I sit in one of the dives On Fifty-Second Street Uncertain and afraid As the...

Men will pay large sums to whores for telling them they are not bores.

Men will pay large sums to whores for telling them they are not bores.

The image of myself which I try to create in my own mind in order...

The image of myself which I try to create in my own mind in order...

When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate...

When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate...

No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called...

No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called...

Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic.

Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic.

Art is born of humiliation.

Art is born of humiliation.

Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.

Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.

Sob, heavy world Sob as you spin, Mantled in mist Remote from the happy.

Sob, heavy world Sob as you spin, Mantled in mist Remote from the happy.