What did W. H. Auden mean by: There are not many English novels which deserve to be called great: Parade’s End is one of them. W. H. Auden Poet · England Copy
+ Dance, dance, dance till you drop. Author, September 9, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Endurance, Euphoria, Joy, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ To discover how to be human now is the reason we follow this star. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Discovery, Humanity, Purpose, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Composing mortals with immortal fire. Author, September 6, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Creativity, Humanity, Inspiration, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Identity, Search, Unconscious, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Evolution, Immediacy, Reflection, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ Routine, in an intelligent man, is a sign of ambition. Author, October 17, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Ambition, Intelligence, Routine, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ If time were the wicked sheriff in a horse opera, I’d pay for riding lessons and take his gun away. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. H. Auden, Power, Rebellion, Time, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
+ O let not Time deceive you, You cannot conquer Time. Author, July 1, 2023January 2, 2025, W. H. Auden, Deception, Inevitability, Resistance, 0 W. H. Auden Poet · England
I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love Jean Cocteau Artist · France
If art, all art, is concerned with truth, then a society in denial will not find much use for it. Jeanette Winterson Author · England
I don’t understand why people talk of art as a luxury when it’s a mind-altering possibility. Jeanette Winterson Author · England
