The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.
Wallace StevensOf the Surface of Things In my room, the world is beyond my understanding; But when I walk I see that it consists of three or four Hills and a cloud.
Wallace StevensThe final belief is to believe in a fiction, which you know to be a fiction, there being nothing else. The exquisite truth is to know that it is a fiction and that you believe in it willingly.
Wallace StevensWe say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.
Wallace Stevens