Author: W. H. Auden

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A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.

A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.

- W. H. Auden

In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.

In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.

- W. H. Auden

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.

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

God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich.

God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich.

- W. H. Auden

A professor is someone who talks in someone else's sleep.

A professor is someone who talks in someone else's sleep.

- W. H. Auden

If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me.

If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me.

- W. H. Auden

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

- W. H. Auden

History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions; the study of answers belongs to anthropology and sociology.

History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions; the study of answers belongs to anthropology and sociology.

- W. H. Auden

It's a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.

It's a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.

- W. H. Auden

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