Stevens

Famous quotes containing the word stevens:

“That’s the down-town frieze,
Principally the church steeple,
A black line beside a white line;
And the stack of the electric plant,
A black line drawn on flat air.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

“The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

“The comedy of hollow sounds derives
From truth and not from satire on our lives.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)