More by W. H. Auden
A million eyes, a million boots in line,
Without expression, waiting for a sign.
The Shield of Achilles (1955)
To us he is no more a person
Now but a whole climate of opinion.
Another Time (1940)
Hunger allows no choice
To the citizen or the police;
We must love one another or die.
Man is a history-making creature who can neither repeat his past nor leave it behind.
The Dyer's Hand, and Other Essays (1962)
Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.
Homage to Clio (1960)
For the error bred in the bone
Of each woman and each man
Craves what it cannot have,
Not universal love
But to be loved alone.
Another Time (1940)
In general, when reading a scholarly critic, one profits more from his quotations than from his comments.
The Dyer's Hand, and Other Essays (1962)
All sin tends to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is what is called damnation.
A Certain World: A Commonplace Book (1970)
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