We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and see our illusions die.

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W.H. Auden was a 20th-century American american poet. Wystan Hugh Auden was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry is noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, form, and content. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Change — Embracing transformation, growth, and new beginnings
  • Fear — Understanding and overcoming the anxieties that hold us back

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