in the presence of extraordinary actuality, consciousness takes the place of imagination.
Wallace StevensAt the sight of blackbirds Flying in a green light, Even the bawds of euphony Would cry out sharply.
Wallace StevensI can't make head or tail of Life. Love is a fine thing, Art is a fine thing, Nature is a fine thing; but the average human mind and spirit are confusing beyond measure. Sometimes I think that all our learning is the little learning of the maxim. To laugh at a Roman awe-stricken in a sacred grove is to laugh at something today.
Wallace Stevens