Wallace Stevens Quotes

After the final no there comes a yes and on that y... -Wallace Stevens

After the final no there comes a yes and on that yes the future of the world hangs.

Wallace Stevens , Poet
Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual sur... -Wallace Stevens

Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!

Wallace Stevens , Poet

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 , Poet

I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections, Or the beauty of innuendoes, The blackbird whistling, Or just after.

Wallace Stevens , Poet
Money is a kind of poetry.... -Wallace Stevens

Money is a kind of poetry.

Wallace Stevens , Poet
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This quote draws a metaphorical connection between money and poetry, suggesting that both possess a symbolic or metaphorical quality that extends beyond their literal value, indicating that money, like poetry, can evoke emotions, desires, or cultural meaning.

We say God and the imagination are one... How high... -Wallace Stevens

We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.

Wallace Stevens , Poet

It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone, would shrivel up with boredom.

Wallace Stevens , Poet
Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lak... -Wallace Stevens

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Wallace Stevens , Poet
In the world of words, the imagination is one of t... -Wallace Stevens

In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.

Wallace Stevens , Poet
Everything is complicated; if that were not so, li... -Wallace Stevens

Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would be a bore.

Wallace Stevens , Poet
The imagination is man's power over nature.... -Wallace Stevens

The imagination is man's power over nature.

Wallace Stevens , Poet

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 , Poet
The most beautiful thing in the world is, of cours... -Wallace Stevens

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.

Wallace Stevens , Poet
A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a... -Wallace Stevens

A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.

Wallace Stevens , Poet
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This quote metaphorically describes the poet's perception of the world. It implies that poets observe the world with deep admiration, sensitivity, and attention to detail, akin to the way a person looks at a beloved partner. It emphasizes the intimate connection between the poet and their subject matter.

To regard the imagination as metaphysics is to think of it as part of life, and to think of it as part of life is to realize the extent of artifice. We live in the mind.

Wallace Stevens , Poet

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 , Poet

Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires.

Wallace Stevens , Poet

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