Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.

Quote by Wallace Stevens

Topics: Thought Quotes

It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.

In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.

Beauty is momentary in the mind The fitful tracing of a portal; But in the...

Beauty is momentary in the mind The fitful tracing of a portal; But in the...

I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections, Or the beauty of...

I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections, Or the beauty of...

The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.

The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

All history is modern history

All history is modern history

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

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

One's ignorance is one's chief asset.

One's ignorance is one's chief asset.

Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would...

Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would...

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...

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

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

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.