Nothing could be more inappropriate to American literature than its English source since the Americans are not British in sensibility.
Wallace StevensAfter one has abandoned a belief in God, poetry is that essence which takes its place as life's redemption.
Wallace StevensHow has the human spirit ever survived the terrific literature with which it has had to contend?
Wallace StevensMost modern reproducers of life, even including the camera, really repudiate it. We gulp down evil, choke at good.
Wallace Stevens