Even the dreadful martyrdom must run its course Anyhow in a corner, some untidy spot Where the dogs go on with their doggy life — W H Auden Copy Share Image
Men make the mistake of thinking that because women can't see the sense in violence, they must be passive creatures. It's just not true.… — W H Auden Copy Share Image
When the Sex War ended with the slaughter of the Grandmothers, / They found a bachelor's baby suffocating under them; / Somebody called him… — W H Auden Copy Share Image
“Though a work of literature can be read in a number of ways, this number is finite and can be arranged in a hierarchical… — W H Auden Copy Share Image
What people don't realize is that intimacy has its conventions as well as ordinary social intercourse. There are three cardinal rules -- don't take… — W H Auden Copy Share Image
Even the dreadful martyrdom must run its course Anyhow in a corner, some untidy spot Where the dogs go on with their doggy life — W H Auden Copy Share Image
The word 'Intellectual' suggests straight away - A man who's untrue to his wife — W H Auden Copy Share Image
I sit in one of the dives On Fifty-Second Street Uncertain and afraid As the clever hopes expire Of a low dishonest decade: Waves… — W H Auden Copy Share Image
Let mortals beware of words For with words we lie Can speak peace When we mean war But song is true Let music for… — W H Auden Copy Share Image
I know nothing, except what everyone knows if there when Graces dances, I should dance. — W H Auden Copy Share Image
