Quotes by Auden, W. H.

Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that so >>

Criticism should be a casual conversation. >>

I cannot accept the doctrine that in poetry there is a suspension of b >>

Quotations about God

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle pa >>

It is fear that first brought gods into the world. >>

Seek to cultivate a buoyant, joyous sense of the crowded kindnesses of >>

God is Love, we are taught as children to believe. But when we first begin to get some inkling of how He loves us, we are repelled; it seems so cold, indeed, not love at all as we understand the word.

Auden, W. H.