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Great art is clear thinking about mixed feelings.
W. H. Auden
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W. H. Auden
Age: 66 †
Born: 1907
Born: February 21
Died: 1973
Died: September 28
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The slogan of Hell: Eat or be eaten. The slogan of Heaven: Eat and be eaten.
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How should we like it were stars to burn With a passion for us we could not return? If equal affection cannot be, Let the more loving one be me.
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