W. H. Auden Quotes

The words of a dead man are modified in the hearts of the living.

Evil is commonplace and always human, and it sleeps in our bed and eats at our table.

Murder is the only thing that eliminates the person who hurts, so society must take the place of the victim and demand at their name the atonement or grant forgiveness.

We are on earth to help others: I don't know what others are on earth for.

A poet is, above all, a person passionately in love with language.

Guard the moon and dismantle the sun, empty the ocean and sweep the forests; for nothing can serve any purpose anymore.