A virtual escape, created by Katharena Eiermann, housing Magnetar an Existential Think Tank, Inspirational Quotes, Romantic and Haiku Poetry, Contemporary Philosophy (along the ever twisting roads of Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology) and Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Break Away from the Herd -- Vote Yes! Katharena for President!
Literary and Philosophical Quotes -- Poets and Dreamers -- W. H. Auden
-:- W. H. Auden Reading List by Katharena -:-

W. H. Auden Essentials | Poets A-Z | Writing Poetry | Criticism -- Poetry | Poetry - Love, Desire, Nature
Erotic Poetry | Exercise & Fitness | Health, Mind, & Body

Quotes by W. H. Auden 5

W. H. Auden, Wystan Hugh Auden, born Feb. 21, 1907, York, Yorkshire, Eng., died Sept. 29, 1973, Vienna, Austria. English-born poet and man of letters who achieved early fame in the 1930s as a hero of the left during the Great Depression. Most of his verse dramas of this period were written in collaboration with Christopher Isherwood. In 1939 Auden settled in the United States, becoming a U.S. citizen.

  • As a poet there is only one political duty, and that is to defend one's language against corruption. When it is corrupted, people lose faith in what they hear and this leads to violence.

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

  • Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.

  • Evil is unspectacular and always human,
    And shares our bed and eats at our own table.

  • A daydream is a meal at which images are eaten. Some of us are gourmets, some gourmands, and a good many take their images precooked out of a can and swallow them down whole, absent-mindedly and with little relish.

  • And none will hear the postman's knock
    Without a quickening of the heart.
    For who can bear to feel himself forgotten?

  • Every autobiography is concerned with two characters, a Don Quixote, the Ego, and a Sancho Panza, the Self.

  • More Quotes by W. H. Auden: Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Extras -- MindPleasures.com -- Extras

Literary Quotes: Master-List --Your journey through MindPleasures.com will zig-zag through an extraordinary sampling of some of the world's most thought-provoking quotations. Categories include: 100 Quotes of Love, Romance and Seduction | Quotes by Philosophers | Quotes by Playwrights | Quotes by Dreamers and Poets | Quotes by Women | The Naked Truth...: Absurdity | Art | Beauty | Belief | Change | Death | Doubt | Faith | Fear | God | Happiness | Life | Love | Money | Nature | Opinion | Philosophy | Poetry | Religion | Romance | Science | the Soul | Truth | War | Wisdom ...and many more!

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, a Nobel Prize winner, is described by many a mind as a literary genius whose extraordinary talent matches that of Dostoyevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy, Pushkin and Gorky. Biography, quotes, photos, news articles, books and reviews.

Philosophy --The Realm of Existentialism at DividingLine.com, created by Katharena Eiermann, houses an eclectic aggregation of Philosophers, Poets, Psychologists, Playwrights and Theologians -- all major league players -- indepth biographies, books and reviews, quotations, and a state-of-the-art bookstore for a more in-depth exploration.

Poetry --Aspirennies.com, created by Katharena Eiermann, houses an exquisite selection of some of the most celebrated poets from around the World! At Aspirennies.com, one can leisurely enjoy extensive biographies, unforgettable quotations, meticulously selected essentials for understanding each poet -- and his/her contributions to the World, impressive poetry samples, book collections and original reviews.

Copyright © Katharena Eiermann, MindPleasures.com 1994 - 2010, All Rights Reserved

DividingLine.com | Aspirennies.com | MindPleasures.com | Katharena.com

----- Privacy Policy -----