"Human "nature" is a nature continually in quest of itself,… - W. H. Auden

"Human "nature" is a nature continually in quest of itself, obliged at every moment to transcend what it was a moment before."

W. H. Auden

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About W. H. Auden

Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was an Anglo-American poet known for his vast poetic work in many forms on many themes.

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Native Name: Wystan Hugh Auden

Alternative Names: Wystan Auden • Wystan H Auden • W. H. Wystan Hugh Auden

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No poet or novelist wishes he was the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and quite a number believe their wish has been granted.

Be subtle, various, ornamental, clever,
And do not listen to those critics ever
Whose crude provincial gullets crave in books
Plain cooking made still plainer by plain cooks.

You shall love your crooked neighbor with you crooked heart.

"Human "nature" is a nature continually in quest of itself, obliged at every moment to transcend what it was a moment before." - W. H. Auden

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