Quotes by : Stephen Spender

When you read and understand a poem comprehending its rich and formal meanings then you master chaos....

The greatest of all human delusions is that there is a tangible goal, and not just direction towards....

Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do.

Born of the sun they travelled a short while towards the sun And left the vivid air signed with their....

Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do.

When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped....

Although Poets are vain and ambitious, their vanity and ambition are of the purest kind attainable in....