James Kenneth Stephens

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    The time comes when our hearts sink utterly;
    When we remember Deirdre and her tale,
    And that her lips are dust.
    —James Kenneth Stephens (1882–1950)

    I saw God! Do you doubt it?
    Do you dare to doubt it?
    I saw the Almighty Man! His hand
    Was resting on a mountain!
    James Kenneth Stephens (1882–1950)

    Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom.
    —John Kenneth Galbraith (b. 1908)

    A woman is a branchy tree
    And man a singing wind;
    And from her branches carelessly
    He takes what he can find.
    —James Kenneth Stephens (1882–1950)