More From W. H. Auden
- "Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods."
- "I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and the salmon sing in the street."
- "Now is the age of anxiety."
More In Art
- "I have a soft spot for art that, in terms of subject matter and material, is in bad taste."― Jerry Saltz
- "For Mythology is the handmaid of literature; and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness."― Thomas Bulfinch
- "Political consultants are pugilists, masters in the dark art of negativity. Which is why it’s surprising to hear Democrats such as Steve McMahon and Republicans like Rich Galen urging their presidential candidates to be more, well, positive."― Ron Fournier