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Wallace Stevens

" The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream. "

Wallace Stevens

Poetry , Bible

" The point of vision and desire are the same. "

Wallace Stevens

Desire , Vision

" The reason can give nothing at all Like the response to desire. "

Wallace Stevens

Nothing , Desire , Reason

" The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it. "

Wallace Stevens

World

" Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic. "

Wallace Stevens

Thought , Thoughts

" The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence. "

Wallace Stevens

Existence

" The poet is the priest of the invisible. "

Wallace Stevens

Existence

" The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself. "

Wallace Stevens

World

" The imagination is man's power over nature. "

Wallace Stevens

Imagination , Man , Power , Nature

" The genuine artist is never "true to life." He sees what is real, but not as we are normally aware of it. We do not go storming through life like actors in a play. Art is never real life. "

Wallace Stevens

Art , Action , Play , Artist , Life