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It's frightfully important for a writer to be his age, not to be younger or older than he is. One might ask, "What should I write at the age of sixty… - W. H. Auden
" "It's frightfully important for a writer to be his age, not to be younger or older than he is. One might ask, "What should I write at the age of sixty-four," but never, "What should I write in 1940."
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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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