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
“The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shocked by the unexpected: the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.”
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