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Wystan Hugh Auden, known more commonly as W. H. Auden, (February 21, 1907 - September 29, 1973) was an English poet, often cited as one of the most influential of the 20th century. He spent the first part of his life in the United Kingdom, but emigrated to the United States in 1939, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1946. · Can we improve this biography or this incorrect? Post your comments or consult wikipedia
"Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table."
Auden, W. H. on Evil
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"My face looks like a wedding-cake left out in the rain."
Auden, W. H. on Faces
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"Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud."
Auden, W. H. on Fame
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"No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called Games."
Auden, W. H. on Games
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"God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich."
Auden, W. H. on America
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"One cannot walk through an assembly factory and not feel that one is in Hell."
Auden, W. H. on Hell
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"We must love one another or die."
Auden, W. H. on Love
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"A false enchantment can all too easily last a lifetime."
Auden, W. H. on Love
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"The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind."
Auden, W. H. on Mind
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"Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are untranslatable."
Auden, W. H. on Names
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"No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible."
Auden, W. H. on Opera
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