W. H. Auden – Page 3 – Purpee Quotes

“Choice of attention – to pay attention to this and ignore that – is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences, whatever they may be.”

— W. H. Auden

Author: W. H. Auden
Category: life
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Among those whom I like or admire,

Posted on June 14, 2012June 14, 2007 by admin

“Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.”

— W. H. Auden

Author: W. H. Auden
Category: love
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A verbal art like poetry is reflective;

Posted on May 25, 2012May 25, 2007 by admin

“A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become.”

— W. H. Auden

Author: W. H. Auden
Category: poetry
Tags: poetry, W. H. Auden

Death is the sound of distant thunder

Posted on April 10, 2012April 10, 2007 by admin

“Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic.”

— W. H. Auden

Author: W. H. Auden
Category: death
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Every American poet feels that the whole

Posted on April 3, 2012April 3, 2007 by admin

“Every American poet feels that the whole responsibility for contemporary poetry has fallen upon his shoulders, that he is a literary aristocracy of one.”

— W. H. Auden

Author: W. H. Auden
Category: poetry
Tags: poetry, W. H. Auden