Vicarious Living Is Only Slightly Less Impossible

Wallace Stevens: The Platonist Celebrates Endless Change, But With Regret.

Without A Little Negligence, Life Would Be Intolerable.

When Poets Go Off The Boil, They Sound Like Bumble Bees; When Critics Do, They Sound Like Sewing Machines.

Most Bad Luck Is The Misfortune Of Not Being An Exception.

Many Pains Are Imaginary, But All Joys Are Real.