H. Auden
H. Auden
dancing grace should
I know nothing, except what everyone knows - if there when Grace dances, I should dance.
relationship goodness easier
Goodness is easier to recognize than to define.
choices hunger
Hunger allows no choice.
travel artist difficult
Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist.
death men gmos
The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living.
life believe writing
No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and quite a number fondly believe their wish has been granted.
mistake science drawing
When I am in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a drawing room full of dukes.
water soul earth
Water is the soul of the Earth.
trying essentials becoming
I used to try and concentrate the poem so much that there wasn't a word that wasn't essential. This leads to becoming boring and constipated.
poetic poet makers
A poet is a professional maker of verbal objects.
gentleman acting actors
The theater has never been any good since the actors became gentlemen.
birthday anxiety age
Now is the age of anxiety.
heaven hell slogans
The slogan of Hell: Eat or be eaten. The slogan of Heaven: Eat and be eaten.
ambition men intelligent
Routine, in an intelligent man, is a sign of ambition.