In the nightmare of the dark All the dogs of Europe bark, And the living nations wait, Each sequestered in its hate.
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W.H. Auden Quote
“About suffering they were never wrong, The Old Masters: how well they understood Its human position; how it takes place While someone else is eating or opening a window or just walking dully along.”
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