“ The seasonal urge is strong in poets. Milton wrote chiefly in winter. Keats looked for spring to wake him up (as it did in the miraculous months of April and May, 1819). Burns chose autumn. Longfellow… Helen Bevington
“ In short, it became possible - never easy, but possible - in the poet Auden's phrase to find the mortal world enough. Stephen Greenblatt
“ There are good books which are only for adults.There are no good books which are only for children. W.H. Auden
“ [Adam picks up the camera] I have to get a shot of this.The reaction in the room was swift, and unanimous: every single person except me raised their hands at once to cover their faces. The accompanyi… Sarah Dessen
“ Why should I even bother? What's the point, really?"He thought for a moment. "Who says there has to be a point?" he asked. "Or a reason. Maybe it's just something you have to do. Sarah Dessen
“ I don't know," I said. "What else did you do for your first eighteen years?""Like I said," he said as I unlocked the car, "I'm not so sure that you should go by my example.""Why not?""Because I have m… Sarah Dessen
“ What do you think of when you think of mourning?' Jenny asks.The question snaps me back to attention. I answer without really thinking. "I guess 'Funeral Blues' by W.H. Auden. I think it was Auden. I… Steven Rowley
