Quotes by Auden, W. H.

Of course, behaviorism works. So does torture. Give me a no-nonsense, >>

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the un >>

Dogmatic theological statements are neither logical propositions nor p >>

Quotations about Poetry and Poets

A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, tha >>

If there's no money in poetry, neither is there poetry in money. >>

Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, b >>

I cannot accept the doctrine that in poetry there is a suspension of belief. A poet must never make a statement simply because it is sounds poetically exciting; he must also believe it to be true.

Auden, W. H.