Auden, W.H. (1907 – 1973) US (English-born) critic & poet
One cannot review a bad book without showing off.
False enchantment can last a lifetime.
Evil is unspectacular and always human,
And shares our bed and eats at our own table.
Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.
