History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions; the study of answers belongs to anthropology and sociology. — W. H. Auden
If time were the wicked sheriff in a horse opera, I’d pay for riding lessons and take his gun away. — W. H. Auden
It takes little talent to see what lies under one’s nose, a good deal to know in what direction to point that organ. — W. H. Auden
In england, one feels all the social restraints holding one back. But here, anything can happen. — W. H. Auden
No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called games. — W. H. Auden
Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist. — W. H. Auden
To save your world you asked this man to die; would this man, could he see you now, ask why? — W. H. Auden