Quotes by Wallace Stevens

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

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

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After the final no there comes a yes and on that yes the future of...

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Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.

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

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A poem need not have a meaning and like most things in nature often does...

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

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

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The point of vision and desire are the same.

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The poet is the priest of the invisible.

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

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The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream.

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