Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.

Quote by W H Auden

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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...

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...

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

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

A professor is someone who talks in someone else's sleep.

A professor is someone who talks in someone else's sleep.

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...

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...

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 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...

My face looks like a wedding-cake left out in the rain.

My face looks like a wedding-cake left out in the rain.

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.

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.

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...

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...

Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is...

Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is...

The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money,...

The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money,...

Health is the state about which medicine has nothing to say

Health is the state about which medicine has nothing to say

Drama is based on the Mistake. I think someone is my friend when he really...

Drama is based on the Mistake. I think someone is my friend when he really...

Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because...

Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because...

Women would rather be right than reasonable.

Women would rather be right than reasonable.