Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires. - Wallace Stevens 1 Share Now -
In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature. - Wallace Stevens 4 Share Now -
The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a promenade in the morning, a sitting on the throne at noon, a pageant in the evening. - Wallace Stevens 5 Share Now -
Intolerance respecting other people's religion is toleration itself in comparison with intolerance respecting other people's art. - Wallace Stevens 6 Share Now -
The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a promenade in the morning, a sitting on the throne at noon, a pageant in the evening. - Wallace Stevens 7 Share Now -
In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with all your capacity to love anything at all. - Wallace Stevens 8 Share Now -
Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They wade through it the way a boy wades through water, feeling with his toes for the bottom: The echoes are the bottom. - Wallace Stevens 10 Share Now -