Stephen Spender Quotes


Who live under the shadow of a war,/ What can I do that matters? - Stephen Spender



When you read and understand a poem, comprehending its rich and formal meanings, then you master chaos a little. - Stephen Spender



When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, / I was your son, high on your horse, / My mind a top whipped by the lashes / Of your rhetoric, windy of course. - Stephen Spender



There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife - a tyrannical midwife. - Stephen Spender